Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37
The Greatness of the Gaṅgā
Gaṅgāmāhātmya
योजनानां शतस्थोऽपि अविमुक्तं स्मरेद्यदि । बहुपातकपूर्णोऽपि पदं गच्छत्यनामयम् ॥ ३७ ॥
yojanānāṃ śatastho'pi avimuktaṃ smaredyadi | bahupātakapūrṇo'pi padaṃ gacchatyanāmayam || 37 ||
ولو كان المرء على بُعد مئة يوجانا، إنْ ذكر أفيموكتا (Avimukta)، فحتى وإن كان مثقلاً بكثير من الآثام، يبلغ المقام الذي لا حزن فيه ولا داء، وهو المأوى الأعلى.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It declares that sincere remembrance (smaraṇa) of Avimukta is spiritually potent enough to lift even a heavily sinful person to an affliction-free, liberated state—showing the extraordinary saving power of sacred kṣetra-smṛti.
By emphasizing smaraṇa—devotional recollection—as effective even without physical proximity, it aligns with bhakti’s inner practice: heartfelt remembrance can confer the highest fruit when directed to a supremely sacred locus (Avimukta).
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is sādhana-based—smaraṇa as a daily discipline, especially connected to tīrtha-mahātmya and mokṣa-oriented dharma.