Shloka 13
Description of the Rules for Charitable Gifts and Related Rites
Gaṅgā-māhātmya
आरुह्य तु विमानाग्र्यान्ब्रह्यलोकं प्रयांति हि । गंगायां तु नरः स्नात्वा यो नित्यं लिंगमर्चयेत् ॥ १३ ॥
āruhya tu vimānāgryānbrahyalokaṃ prayāṃti hi | gaṃgāyāṃ tu naraḥ snātvā yo nityaṃ liṃgamarcayet || 13 ||
সিহঁতে নিশ্চয় শ্ৰেষ্ঠ বিমানত আৰোহণ কৰি ব্ৰহ্মলোকলৈ যায়। যি মানুহে গংগাত স্নান কৰি নিত্য শিৱলিঙ্গৰ অৰ্চনা কৰে, সি সেই ফল লাভ কৰে।
Narada (teaching in the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahatmya context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents a tirtha-based sadhana: Gaṅgā-snana combined with daily Śiva-liṅga worship, declaring it powerful enough to grant ascent to higher lokas such as Brahma-loka.
Bhakti is shown as steady, daily practice (nitya-arcana). The verse links devotion expressed through liṅga-archana with sanctifying pilgrimage practice (Gaṅgā-snana), emphasizing disciplined worship rather than occasional acts.
Ritual application (Kalpa/Smarta-ācāra) is implied: bathing (snāna) as purification followed by prescribed worship (arcana) of the liṅga as a daily observance (nitya-karma) at a sacred tirtha.