Madhya 18.150

TEXT 150

TEXT

তবে সুখ হয় যবে গঙ্গাপথে যাইয়ে ।
এবে যদি যাই, 'মকরে' গঙ্গাস্নান পাইয়ে ॥ ১৫০ ॥

tabe sukha haya yabe gaṅga-pathe yaiye

ebe yadi yai, 'makare' gaṅga-snana paiye

SYNONYMS

tabe-then; sukha haya-it will be great happiness for me; yabe-when; gaṅga-pathe-on the path of the Ganges; yaiye-we go; ebe yadi yai-if we go just now; makare-during Makara-saṅkranti; gaṅga-snana paiye-we can take bath in the Ganges.

TRANSLATION

"I will be very happy if we all leave and take the path by the banks of the Ganges. Then we can have the opportunity to bathe in the Ganges in Prayaga during Makara-saṅkranti.

PURPORT

There are two great occasions for bathing in the Ganges during Magha-mela. One is on the day of the dark moon, and the other is on the day of the full moon during the month of Magha.