Shloka 14
The Account of the Fruits of Bathing at Particular Sacred Places
Tīrtha-viśeṣa-snāna-phala
स्नानं गंगाजले देवि ग्रहणाच्चन्द्रसूर्ययोः । मासत्रयस्नानफलं फाल्गुनाषाढ मासयोः ॥ १४ ॥
snānaṃ gaṃgājale devi grahaṇāccandrasūryayoḥ | māsatrayasnānaphalaṃ phālgunāṣāḍha māsayoḥ || 14 ||
اے دیوی، چاند یا سورج کے گرہن کے وقت گنگا جل میں کیا گیا اسنان تین مہینوں کے اسنان کے پھل کے برابر ہوتا ہے—خصوصاً پھالگُن اور آشاڑھ کے مہینوں میں۔
Narada (teaching in a dialogue addressed to Devi, within the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha context)
Vrata: Grahana-snana (eclipse bath)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It elevates eclipse-time (grahaṇa) bathing in the Gaṅgā as a powerful tirtha practice, stating that the concentrated spiritual merit equals an extended three-month regimen of sacred bathing.
While primarily a tirtha-ritual teaching, it supports bhakti by directing devotees toward sacred times and places where worshipful acts (like Gaṅgā-snāna) are considered especially fruitful and purifying.
Jyotiṣa (Vedic astronomy/astrology) is implied through the mention of lunar and solar eclipses and the months Phālguna and Āṣāḍha, showing how ritual timing (kāla) governs the expected spiritual result (phala).