Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 109
Bhāgīratha’s Bringing of the Gaṅgā
यदा सम्प्लावितं भस्म सागराणां तु गङ्गया । तदैव नरके मग्ना उद्धृताश्च गतैनसः ॥ १०९ ॥
yadā samplāvitaṃ bhasma sāgarāṇāṃ tu gaṅgayā | tadaiva narake magnā uddhṛtāśca gatainasaḥ || 109 ||
When the ashes of Sagara’s sons were flooded, washed, and sanctified by the waters of the Gaṅgā, at that very moment those sunk in hell were lifted out and became free from sin.
Sanatkumara
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)
Secondary Rasa: karuna (compassion)
FAQs
It states the tirtha-mahima of Gaṅgā: contact with Gaṅgā water is presented as so purifying that even beings suffering in naraka are immediately uplifted and their sins are destroyed.
By highlighting Gaṅgā’s salvific power, the verse supports Purāṇic bhakti culture where faith in sacred forms connected to Bhagavān—such as holy rivers—becomes a means of purification and spiritual upliftment.
It primarily reflects dharma and tirtha-vidhi (pilgrimage/ritual practice): using sanctified water in rites connected with ashes and ancestral upliftment; it is not a technical Vedāṅga exposition like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa in this specific verse.