Shloka 68
Pūjādi-kathana — Gaṅgā Vratas, Tenfold Worship, Stotra, and Mokṣa on the Riverbank
वक्ष्यमाणमिदं स्तोत्रं विधिना प्रतिगृह्य च । गंगाग्रे तद्दिने जप्यं विष्णुपूजां प्रवर्तयेत् ॥ ६८ ॥
vakṣyamāṇamidaṃ stotraṃ vidhinā pratigṛhya ca | gaṃgāgre taddine japyaṃ viṣṇupūjāṃ pravartayet || 68 ||
Nachdem man diese nun zu lehrende Hymne ordnungsgemäß empfangen hat, soll man sie an eben jenem Tag am Ufer der Gaṅgā rezitieren und danach die Verehrung Viṣṇus beginnen.
Narada (teaching in the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahatmya/ritual setting)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links right reception of sacred instruction (stotra) with immediate practice—japa at the Gaṅgā, followed by Viṣṇu-pūjā—showing that tīrtha, mantra-recitation, and devotion should be integrated rather than merely discussed.
Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined praise (stotra), repeated remembrance (japa), and worship (pūjā) of Viṣṇu, performed in a sanctifying environment (Gaṅgā-tīra) and in timely obedience to instruction.
It emphasizes ritual procedure (vidhi) and correct liturgical application—how and where to perform japa and initiate pūjā—aligning with Kalpa-style practical discipline used in Purāṇic worship settings.