Shloka 14
The Greatness of Haridvāra
Gaṅgādvāra-māhātmya
ते स्युर्देव्याः प्रियतमा भोगमोक्षैकभागिनः । येऽन्येऽपि तत्र स्वान्प्राणांस्त्यजंत्यनशनादिभिः ॥ १४ ॥
te syurdevyāḥ priyatamā bhogamokṣaikabhāginaḥ | ye'nye'pi tatra svānprāṇāṃstyajaṃtyanaśanādibhiḥ || 14 ||
Ces dévots deviennent les plus chers à la Déesse et reçoivent une part unique, à la fois de la jouissance en ce monde et de la délivrance; et même d’autres, qui là, en ce lieu sacré, abandonnent leur propre vie par le jeûne et des austérités semblables, parviennent au même état béni.
Narada (as narrator/teacher in a tirtha-mahatmya passage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It elevates tirtha-based austerity: those who undertake severe vows at a sacred place are described as especially dear to the Devi and as recipients of both bhoga (merit-bearing fruition) and moksha (liberation).
Bhakti is implied through being “most beloved” to the Devi—devotional surrender expressed as vrata (fasting and related disciplines) performed with faith at a holy tirtha, culminating in divine grace and liberation.
Ritual discipline (kalpa-oriented vrata practice) is foregrounded: regulated fasting (anaśana) and allied observances as a structured means of accruing dharma and aiming toward moksha.