Shloka 43
The Description of the Greatness of the Gaṅgā
गंगातीरे निवासश्च यावज्जीवं च सिद्धिदः । कृच्छ्राणि सर्वदा कृत्वा यत्फलं सुखमश्नुते ॥ ४४ ॥
gaṃgātīre nivāsaśca yāvajjīvaṃ ca siddhidaḥ | kṛcchrāṇi sarvadā kṛtvā yatphalaṃ sukhamaśnute || 44 ||
Habitar en la ribera del Gaṅgā durante toda la vida otorga perfección espiritual. El fruto dichoso que se logra realizando sin cesar las austeridades severas del kṛcchra, allí se alcanza con facilidad.
Suta (narrating the tirtha-mahatmya in Uttara-Bhaga; traditionally relaying Purana discourse)
Vrata: Kṛcchra (penance category; not a named vrata here)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It elevates Gaṅgā-tīra-nivāsa (lifetime residence near the Ganga) as a powerful tirtha-based sādhanā that grants siddhi, equating its merit to the fruit of sustained severe austerities.
By praising sacred association with the Gaṅgā—revered as a purifier and object of devotion—the verse supports bhakti-oriented living where proximity to a tirtha naturally fosters worship, purity, and remembrance, yielding high spiritual fruit without harsh self-torment.
Ritual discipline (kalpa-oriented practice) is implied through the reference to kṛcchra penances: structured expiatory/ascetic observances whose results are said to be matched by sustained tirtha-residence.