Description of the Rules for Charitable Gifts and Related Rites
Gaṅgā-māhātmya
स्वर्गसस्थाश्च ये केचित्पितरः पुण्यशीलिनः । ते तर्पिता गांगजलैर्मोक्षे यांति विधेर्वचः ॥ ९ ॥
svargasasthāśca ye kecitpitaraḥ puṇyaśīlinaḥ | te tarpitā gāṃgajalairmokṣe yāṃti vidhervacaḥ || 9 ||
Y cualesquiera Pitṛs justos que moren en el cielo—cuando son gratificados con libaciones de agua del Gaṅgā—alcanzan la liberación (mokṣa), conforme al mandato de la norma sagrada.
Narada (within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
It elevates Gaṅgā-jala tarpana from mere ancestral rite to a mokṣa-oriented act, stating that even heavenly Pitṛs can reach liberation when duly satisfied with Gaṅgā-water offerings as per scriptural injunction.
By highlighting Gaṅgā as a sacred tirtha whose waters are revered in Vaiṣṇava-Paurāṇic devotion, the verse implies that faith-filled, rule-based offerings (tarpana) performed with sanctified substances support the soul’s highest aim—mokṣa.
It points to Kalpa (ritual procedure): performing tarpana according to vidhi (injunction), using prescribed sacred water (Gaṅgā-jala) and the correct intent to satisfy Pitṛs and secure the stated spiritual fruit.