CC Madhya 18.150
Bengali
তবে সুখ হয় যবে গঙ্গাপথে যাইয়ে ।
এবে যদি যাই, ‘মকরে’ গঙ্গাস্নান পাইয়ে ॥ ১৫০ ॥
এবে যদি যাই, ‘মকরে’ গঙ্গাস্নান পাইয়ে ॥ ১৫০ ॥
Verse text
tabe sukha haya yabe gaṅgā-pathe yāiye
ebe yadi yāi, ‘makare’ gaṅgā-snāna pāiye
ebe yadi yāi, ‘makare’ gaṅgā-snāna pāiye
Synonyms
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 of bathing in the Ganges at Prayāga during Makara-saṅkrānti.
Purport
There are two great occasions for bathing in the Ganges during Māgha-melā. One is on the day of the dark moon, and the other is on the day of the full moon during the month of Māgha.