Shloka 24
The Greatness of Haridvāra
Gaṅgādvāra-māhātmya
तत्र यस्त्यजति प्राणान्प्रवाहे पतितः सति । स व्रजेद्वैष्णवं धाम देवैः सम्यक्सभाजितः ॥ २४ ॥
tatra yastyajati prāṇānpravāhe patitaḥ sati | sa vrajedvaiṣṇavaṃ dhāma devaiḥ samyaksabhājitaḥ || 24 ||
Dort, wer, in die Strömung des Flusses gefallen, sein Leben hingibt—gelangt wahrlich zur vaiṣṇavischen Wohnstatt und wird von den Göttern gebührend geehrt.
Narada (within a Tirtha-Mahatmya narration in Uttara-Bhaga)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It declares the extraordinary salvific power (māhātmya) of a sacred tirtha: even death occurring in the river’s current at that holy place is said to lead to Viṣṇu’s realm, indicating the tirtha’s potency to grant moksha.
By naming the destination as the “Vaiṣṇava abode,” the verse frames the fruit as closeness to Viṣṇu; the tirtha’s grace is presented as aligned with Vaiṣṇava devotion, where Viṣṇu-centered merit culminates in divine acceptance and honor.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is ritual-theological—tirtha-māhātmya doctrine about the spiritual fruit of presence and death at a sanctified river site.