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Magh Snan – Faith in the Cold

Published On: January 3, 2026

🌸 Divine Magh Snan at Shree Swaminarayan Gurukul, Raipur 🌸

Under the gracious blessings of Ghanshyam Maharaj 🙏, the students of Shree Swaminarayan Gurukul, Raipur performed the sacred Magh Snan with deep devotion and discipline ❄️🪔. In the serene early morning, students bathed with cold water from clay pots 🏺, symbolizing simplicity, purity, and surrender to dharma 🌿✨. This holy act strengthened faith, self-control, and spiritual awareness, reminding everyone that true strength lies in devotion and tapasya 💫🕉️.

📜 Shloka 1
दुःखदारिद्र्यनाशाय श्रीविष्णोस्तोषणाय च ।
प्रातःस्नानं करोम्यद्य माघे पापनाशनम् ॥

🔹 Meaning:
For the destruction of sorrow and poverty, and for the pleasure of Lord Vishnu, I perform this early-morning bath today in the holy month of Māgha, which destroys sins.
🗒️ Reference: Padma Purāṇa – Uttara Khanda (Māgha Māhātmya)

📜 Shloka 2
मकरस्थे रवौ माघे गोविन्दाच्युत माधव ।
स्नानेनानेन मे देव यथोक्तफलदो भव ॥

🔹 Meaning:
O Govinda, Achyuta, Madhava! In this month of Māgha, when the Sun is in Makara, may this sacred bath grant me the fruits described in the scriptures.
🗒️ Reference: Skanda Purāṇa – Vaiṣṇava Khanda (Māgha Māhātmya)

✨ Magh Snan – A journey of purity, devotion, and divine grace ✨🪷