Shloka 53
The Greatness of the Month of Māgha
Māgha-snāna, Harivāsara, and the Kāṣṭhīlā-Upākhyāna
पूर्वजन्मकृतात्पापात्सत्यं सत्यं मयोदितम् । एवमुक्ते तु वचने मया विद्युत्समप्रभा ॥ ५३ ॥
pūrvajanmakṛtātpāpātsatyaṃ satyaṃ mayoditam | evamukte tu vacane mayā vidyutsamaprabhā || 53 ||
Vì tội lỗi đã gây trong đời trước, ta đã nói—thật vậy, thật vậy. Khi lời ấy vừa thốt ra từ ta, nàng hiện đến với hào quang như tia chớp.
Narrator (dialogue-context within Book 2; speaker not explicitly named in this single verse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It links present experiences to pūrvajanma-karma: prior sin conditions one’s speech and circumstances, while “satyaṃ satyam” emphasizes the puranic insistence on truth as a spiritually weighty utterance that triggers consequential events.
Indirectly: Bhakti traditions in the Narada Purana repeatedly stress purification from pāpa through truthful living and devotion; this verse highlights karmic burden, implying the need for cleansing practices—often fulfilled through Vishnu-bhakti, vrata, and tīrtha-sevā in the Uttara-Bhāga.
A basic Vyākaraṇa-style cue appears in emphatic repetition (“satyaṃ satyam”) to intensify meaning; otherwise the verse is primarily karmic-narrative rather than technical Vedāṅga instruction.