Shloka 48
ततस्तु जायते विप्रो गंगातीरे धनान्वितः । अंते तु ब्रह्मविद्भूत्वा मोक्षमाप्नोत्यसंशयः ॥ ४८ ॥
tatastu jāyate vipro gaṃgātīre dhanānvitaḥ | aṃte tu brahmavidbhūtvā mokṣamāpnotyasaṃśayaḥ || 48 ||
তদনন্তর সে গঙ্গাতীরে ধনসম্পন্ন ব্রাহ্মণরূপে জন্মায়; এবং শেষে ব্রহ্মবিদ্ হয়ে নিঃসন্দেহে মোক্ষ লাভ করে।
Suta (narrating Narada Purana discourse; verse states the phala/result)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents a classic tirtha-phala doctrine: sacred merit matures into an auspicious rebirth near the Gaṅgā, culminating in Brahman-realization and final liberation.
While the verse emphasizes jñāna (Brahma-vidyā) as the final means, its setting in Gaṅgā-mahātmya implies purification through sacred association and dharmic practice—often supported by Vishnu-bhakti and tirtha-sevā in the Purāṇic path.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is the phala-logic used in Purāṇic dharma—actions and sacred places yielding progressive results up to mokṣa.