Shloka 46
The Description of the Greatness of the Gaṅgā
यत्फलं तल्लभेद्भक्त्या गंगातीरनिवासतः । यत्पुण्यं सत्यवचनैर्नैष्ठिकब्रह्मचारिणाम् ॥ ४७ ॥
yatphalaṃ tallabhedbhaktyā gaṃgātīranivāsataḥ | yatpuṇyaṃ satyavacanairnaiṣṭhikabrahmacāriṇām || 47 ||
જે ફળ છે તે ભક્તિથી ગંગાતીરે નિવાસ કરવાથી મળે છે; અને જે પુણ્ય નૈષ્ઠિક બ્રહ્મચારીઓનું છે, તે જ સત્યવચનથી પ્રાપ્ત થાય છે।
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It equates the fruits of major austerities with accessible dharmic practices—devotional living near the Gaṅgā and unwavering truthfulness—showing how tirtha-sevā and satya generate high puṇya.
Bhakti is presented as a direct means to attain the same spiritual result associated with sacred residence at the Gaṅgā, implying that devotion sanctifies one’s tirtha-practice and makes it spiritually efficacious.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught; the practical dharmic takeaway is satya-vacana (truthful speech) as a daily discipline comparable in merit to rigorous brahmacarya.