Shloka 87
Pūjādi-kathana — Gaṅgā Vratas, Tenfold Worship, Stotra, and Mokṣa on the Riverbank
द्विषभ्द्यो बंधनाच्चापि भयेभ्यश्च विमुच्यते । सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति प्रेत्य ब्रह्मणि लीयते ॥ ८७ ॥
dviṣabhdyo baṃdhanāccāpi bhayebhyaśca vimucyate | sarvānkāmānavāpnoti pretya brahmaṇi līyate || 87 ||
Queda libre de enemigos, de ataduras y también de los temores. Alcanza todos los fines deseados y, tras la muerte, se funde en Brahman.
Narada (traditional Narada Purana dialogue attribution within the Narada–Sanatkumara frame)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Begins with worldly protections (enemies, bondage, fear), rises to fulfillment of desires, and culminates in a liberative, transcendent end (merging in Brahman)."}
FAQs
It functions as a phala-shruti: the stated fruit of the prescribed sacred act is both worldly protection (freedom from enemies, bondage, fear) and the highest end—mergence in Brahman after death.
By linking a meritorious sacred practice (typical of tirtha-mahātmya sections) to inner and outer deliverance, it reflects bhakti-oriented Purāṇic teaching: sincere religious observance culminates not only in blessings but in liberation (Brahman-laya).
No specific Vedanga (e.g., Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, Kalpa) is directly taught in this verse; it is primarily a results statement (phala-shruti) emphasizing the outcomes of correct dharmic observance.