Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 43
The Greatness of the Gaṅgā (Gaṅgā-māhātmya): Saudāsa/Kalmāṣapāda’s Curse and Release
गङ्गाबिन्दूभिषिक्तस्तु त्यक्त्त्वा वै राक्षसीं तनुम् । पूर्वरुपं त्वमापन्नो भोक्ष्यसे मेदिनीमिमाम् ॥ ४४ ॥
gaṅgābindūbhiṣiktastu tyakttvā vai rākṣasīṃ tanum | pūrvarupaṃ tvamāpanno bhokṣyase medinīmimām || 44 ||
Mais lorsque tu seras aspergé de gouttes du Gaṅgā, tu abandonneras assurément cette forme de rākṣasa. Ayant retrouvé ton aspect d’autrefois, tu régneras et jouiras de cette même terre.
Sanatkumara (narrating/teaching to Narada in the dialogue framework of Book 1.1)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that contact with a supreme tīrtha—here, even a few drops of Gaṅgā—has transformative power: it purifies degraded identity (rākṣasa-bhāva) and restores one’s rightful, dharmic state.
Though not a direct bhakti-instruction, it reflects bhakti theology: sacred realities connected to the divine (Gaṅgā as a holy tīrtha) confer grace and inner change, leading from impurity to restored life aligned with dharma.
Ritual practice is implied: abhiṣeka/sprinkling with sanctified water as a purificatory act (a prayoga aligned with kalpa-style ritual reasoning), emphasizing tīrtha-water as a means of śuddhi in dharmic observance.