Shloka 14
The Greatness of Haridvāra
Gaṅgādvāra-māhātmya
ते स्युर्देव्याः प्रियतमा भोगमोक्षैकभागिनः । येऽन्येऽपि तत्र स्वान्प्राणांस्त्यजंत्यनशनादिभिः ॥ १४ ॥
te syurdevyāḥ priyatamā bhogamokṣaikabhāginaḥ | ye'nye'pi tatra svānprāṇāṃstyajaṃtyanaśanādibhiḥ || 14 ||
তেওঁলোক দেৱীৰ অতি প্ৰিয় হয় আৰু ভোগ আৰু মোক্ষ—দুয়োটাৰে এক অনন্য অংশ লাভ কৰে। আৰু যিসকল আন লোকেও তাত সেই তীৰ্থত উপবাস আদি তপস্যাৰে নিজৰ প্ৰাণ ত্যাগ কৰে, তেওঁলোকেও সেই একে পুণ্যগতি পায়।
Narada (as narrator/teacher in a tirtha-mahatmya passage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It elevates tirtha-based austerity: those who undertake severe vows at a sacred place are described as especially dear to the Devi and as recipients of both bhoga (merit-bearing fruition) and moksha (liberation).
Bhakti is implied through being “most beloved” to the Devi—devotional surrender expressed as vrata (fasting and related disciplines) performed with faith at a holy tirtha, culminating in divine grace and liberation.
Ritual discipline (kalpa-oriented vrata practice) is foregrounded: regulated fasting (anaśana) and allied observances as a structured means of accruing dharma and aiming toward moksha.