Shloka 51
The Description of the Greatness of the Gaṅgā
अनायासेन हि नरो मोक्षोपायं स विंदति । दीक्षितः सर्वयज्ञेषु सोमपानं दिने दिने ॥ ५२ ॥
anāyāsena hi naro mokṣopāyaṃ sa viṃdati | dīkṣitaḥ sarvayajñeṣu somapānaṃ dine dine || 52 ||
Wahrlich, ohne mühsame Anstrengung findet der Mensch den Weg zur Befreiung (moksha); er wird, als wäre er in allen Opfern (yajña) eingeweiht (dīkṣā), und erlangt Verdienst wie durch Soma-Trinken Tag für Tag.
Suta (narrating the Purana; verse presented as a general doctrinal statement within the chapter’s tirtha/merit framework)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that a spiritually potent practice (commonly framed in the chapter’s merit discourse) can grant the “means to liberation” with minimal hardship, equating its fruit to major Vedic sacrificial merits.
By emphasizing an “easy” moksha-upāya, it aligns with the Purāṇic tendency to privilege accessible God-centered practice over costly ritual complexity, presenting liberation as attainable through simple, faith-filled observance.
It references Śrauta ritual culture—dīkṣā (initiation) and Soma-pāna—signaling knowledge of yajña procedure (Kalpa/Śrauta practice), while asserting that equivalent merit can be obtained through the chapter’s praised observance.