Shloka 47
The Greatness of Haridvāra
Gaṅgādvāra-māhātmya
संपूज्य ब्राह्मणान् भक्त्या स लभेद्ब्रह्मणः पदम् । संक्रान्तौ वाप्यमायां वा व्यतीपाते युगादिके ॥ ४७ ॥
saṃpūjya brāhmaṇān bhaktyā sa labhedbrahmaṇaḥ padam | saṃkrāntau vāpyamāyāṃ vā vyatīpāte yugādike || 47 ||
ભક્તિથી બ્રાહ્મણોને વિધિપૂર્વક પૂજીને તે બ્રહ્મનું પરમ પદ પામે છે—વિશેષ કરીને સંક્રાંતિ, અમાવાસ્યા, વ્યતીપાત અને યુગાદિ સંધિકાળે।
Narada (as teacher within the Uttara-Bhaga mahatmya discourse; traditional dialogue frame with Sanatkumara lineage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that devotional honoring of brāhmaṇas—especially at powerful calendrical junctions—becomes a direct means toward the highest liberation, described as attaining the state of Brahman.
Bhakti is shown as reverent service and honor offered with faith; the verse emphasizes inner devotion (bhaktyā) as the force that elevates ritual honoring into a moksha-yielding act.
It highlights Jyotiṣa (Vedic astronomy/astrology) through timing: saṅkrānti, amāvāsyā, and vyatīpāta are treated as potent muhūrtas for dāna and brāhmaṇa-pūjā.