Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10
Daśamī-vrata: Observances for the Bright Tenth Day Through the Twelve Months
अस्यां यो जाह्नवीं प्राप्य स्नाति संप्रीतमानसः । विधिना जाह्नवीतोये स याति हरिमन्दिरम् ॥ १० ॥
asyāṃ yo jāhnavīṃ prāpya snāti saṃprītamānasaḥ | vidhinā jāhnavītoye sa yāti harimandiram || 10 ||
Quiconque parvient en ce lieu et atteint Jāhnavī (la Gaṅgā), puis se baigne dans ses eaux avec un cœur comblé et dévot, selon le rite prescrit—celui-là va au sanctuaire de Hari (la demeure de Viṣṇu).
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that bathing in the Gaṅgā (Jāhnavī) with inner purity and ritual correctness is a powerful tirtha-practice that leads the devotee toward Hari’s divine abode.
Bhakti is shown not only as emotion but as reverent practice: a pleased, faithful mind (saṃprīta-mānasaḥ) combined with vidhī (proper observance) directs the act of snāna toward Viṣṇu (Hari) as its ultimate goal.
The verse highlights ritual procedure (vidhi) central to Kalpa (Vedāṅga dealing with rites): sacred bathing is to be performed according to prescribed rules, not merely as a physical act.