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 ||
শত যোজন দূৰত থাকিলেও যদি কোনোবাই অবিমুক্ত স্মৰণ কৰে, তেন্তে সি—বহু পাতকেৰে পূৰ্ণ হলেও—দুঃখহীন, নিৰাময় পৰম পদ লাভ কৰে।
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.