Shloka 2
अहो गङ्गासमं तीर्थं नास्ति किंचिद्धरा तले । यस्याः संदर्शनादीनामीदृशं पुण्यमीरितम् ॥ २ ॥
aho gaṅgāsamaṃ tīrthaṃ nāsti kiṃciddharā tale | yasyāḥ saṃdarśanādīnāmīdṛśaṃ puṇyamīritam || 2 ||
Ah ! Sur la face de la terre, il n’est point de tīrtha égal à la Gaṅgā ; car l’on proclame qu’un mérite si extraordinaire naît même d’actes tels que le simple fait de la voir.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahatmya dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It elevates the Gaṅgā as the supreme tīrtha on earth, teaching that her sanctity is so potent that even simple contact like darśana (seeing) is said to generate great puṇya.
By praising Gaṅgā’s unique holiness, it encourages reverent remembrance and devotional approach—honoring a sacred manifestation associated with purification, which supports a bhakti-oriented life grounded in śraddhā and sacred encounter.
Ritual application (kalpa-style practice) is implied: the text lists qualifying acts like darśana and related observances (e.g., approaching, touching, bathing) as merit-producing components of tīrtha-yātrā discipline.