Shloka 10

The Greatness of the Month of Māgha

Māgha-snāna, Harivāsara, and the Kāṣṭhīlā-Upākhyāna

Devanagari script

तस्माज्जलं माघमासे पावनं हि विशेषतः । नेदृशी संगरे शूरैर्गतिः प्राप्येत सौख्यदा ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

tasmājjalaṃ māghamāse pāvanaṃ hi viśeṣataḥ | nedṛśī saṃgare śūrairgatiḥ prāpyeta saukhyadā || 10 ||

Translation

Vì thế, nước trong tháng Māgha đặc biệt có năng lực thanh tịnh. Ngay cả các dũng sĩ giữa chiến trận cũng không đạt được cảnh giới ban lạc như vậy.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थ (therefore/from that)

• जलम्: water
• जलम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• माघ-मासे: in Māgha month
• माघ-मासे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ (प्रातिपदिक) + मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• पावनम्: purifying
• पावनम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पावन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; जलम् इति विशेषण

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये-अव्यय (particle: indeed/for)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित-अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• ईदृशी: such/like this
• ईदृशी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; गतिक् इति विशेषण

• संगरे: in battle
• संगरे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संगर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• शूरैः: by heroes
• शूरैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• गतिः: attainment/goal
• गतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्राप्येत: may be attained
• प्राप्येत: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र (उपसर्ग) + आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग-सामर्थ्य (may be attained)

• सौख्य-दा: giving happiness
• सौख्य-दा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौख्य (प्रातिपदिक) + दा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: सौख्यं ददाति इति (giver of happiness)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Māgha-snāna / Māgha-vrata (implied)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Māgha (month)
• jala (sacred water)

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It declares Māgha-month water as exceptionally sanctifying and claims its spiritual fruit surpasses even the celebrated “heroic” attainments gained through battle, emphasizing tīrtha-based purification and merit (puṇya).

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

By praising Māgha purification as a superior ‘gati’ that grants happiness, the verse supports the bhakti-oriented Purāṇic idea that simple, faith-filled sacred practices (like tīrtha bathing) can lead to blessed outcomes beyond worldly heroism.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Jyotiṣa-based sacred time (kāla)—the special efficacy of the Māgha month—guiding ritual practice (snāna/vrata) according to auspicious calendrical timing.