Shloka 16

The Account of the Fruits of Bathing at Particular Sacred Places

Tīrtha-viśeṣa-snāna-phala

Devanagari script

चतुर्दश्यां माघकृष्णे व्यतीपातश्च दुर्लभः । कृष्णाष्टम्यां विशेषेण वैधृतिर्जाह्नवीजले ॥ १६ ॥

Transliteration

caturdaśyāṃ māghakṛṣṇe vyatīpātaśca durlabhaḥ | kṛṣṇāṣṭamyāṃ viśeṣeṇa vaidhṛtirjāhnavījale || 16 ||

Translation

在摩伽月（Māgha）黑半月第十四日，维亚提帕塔（Vyatīpāta）瑜伽极为罕见；而在黑半月第八日，尤其是，维陀利提（Vaidhṛti）瑜伽显现于阇诃那毗（Jāhnavī，即恒河）之水中。

Word by Word

• चतुर्दश्याम्: on the fourteenth lunar day
• चतुर्दश्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/7th case), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक

• माघकृष्णे: in the dark fortnight of (the month) Magha
• माघकृष्णे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ-कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रयोगभेदे, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (माघमासस्य कृष्णपक्षे)

• व्यतीपातः: the Vyatipāta (astronomical yoga)
• व्यतीपातः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यतीपात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/1st case), एकवचन; योगविशेषः

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• दुर्लभः: rare
• दुर्लभः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• कृष्णाष्टम्याम्: on the eighth (tithi) of the dark fortnight
• कृष्णाष्टम्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण-अष्टमी (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/7th case), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कृष्णपक्षस्य अष्टमी)

• विशेषेण: especially
• विशेषेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/3rd case), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे ‘especially’

• वैधृतिः: the Vaidhṛti (astronomical yoga)
• वैधृतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैधृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/1st case), एकवचन; योगविशेषः

• जाह्नवीजले: in the water of the Jahnavi (Ganga)
• जाह्नवीजले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाह्नवी-जलं (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/7th case), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (जाह्नव्याः जलम् = गङ्गाजले)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a tirtha-mahatmya context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none (timing guidance for Māgha observances/Ganga snana)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Ganga
• Jahnavi
• Vyatipata
• Vaidhriti
• Magha

FAQs

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

It highlights rare astrological combinations (Vyatīpāta and Vaidhṛti) connected with specific lunar days in Māgha, implying heightened religious potency for rites—especially sacred bathing—in the Gaṅgā (Jāhnavī).

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

By pointing devotees to sacred times and the sanctity of the Gaṅgā, it supports bhakti expressed through tīrtha-sevā—reverent bathing, worship, and observances performed with faith during spiritually charged calendrical moments.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology): it references specific tithis (caturdaśī, kṛṣṇāṣṭamī) and yogas (Vyatīpāta, Vaidhṛti) used to time rituals and tīrtha practices.