Shloka 9
Description of the Rules for Charitable Gifts and Related Rites
Gaṅgā-māhātmya
स्वर्गसस्थाश्च ये केचित्पितरः पुण्यशीलिनः । ते तर्पिता गांगजलैर्मोक्षे यांति विधेर्वचः ॥ ९ ॥
svargasasthāśca ye kecitpitaraḥ puṇyaśīlinaḥ | te tarpitā gāṃgajalairmokṣe yāṃti vidhervacaḥ || 9 ||
স্বর্গে অবস্থানকারী যে যে পুণ্যশীল পিতৃগণ আছেন, তাঁরা গঙ্গাজলের তर्पণে তৃপ্ত হয়ে শাস্ত্রবিধান অনুসারে মোক্ষ লাভ করেন।
Narada (within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"From a calm description of heavenly pitṛs to the elevated promise that Gaṅgā-tarpaṇa can culminate not merely in svarga but in mokṣa."}
FAQs
It elevates Gaṅgā-jala tarpana from mere ancestral rite to a mokṣa-oriented act, stating that even heavenly Pitṛs can reach liberation when duly satisfied with Gaṅgā-water offerings as per scriptural injunction.
By highlighting Gaṅgā as a sacred tirtha whose waters are revered in Vaiṣṇava-Paurāṇic devotion, the verse implies that faith-filled, rule-based offerings (tarpana) performed with sanctified substances support the soul’s highest aim—mokṣa.
It points to Kalpa (ritual procedure): performing tarpana according to vidhi (injunction), using prescribed sacred water (Gaṅgā-jala) and the correct intent to satisfy Pitṛs and secure the stated spiritual fruit.