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 ||
Habiendo recibido debidamente este himno que va a enseñarse, en ese mismo día debe recitarse a la orilla del Gaṅgā y luego comenzar la adoración de Viṣṇu.
Narada (teaching in the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahatmya/ritual setting)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"A calm, orderly ritual instruction: receive the stotra properly, recite at Gaṅgā’s bank, then proceed into Viṣṇu-pūjā."}
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.