Shloka 29
स्वर्गारोहणपर्व — तृतीयोऽध्यायः
Indra and Dharma’s Consolation; Celestial Gaṅgā Purification
अत्र स्नातस्य भावस्ते मानुषो विगमिष्यति । गतशोको निरायासो मुक्तवैरो भविष्यसि,“मन्दाकिनीके इस पवित्र जलमें स्नान कर लेनेपर तुम्हारा मानव-स्वभाव दूर हो जायगा। तुम शोक, संताप और वैरभावसे छुटकारा पा जाओगे”
atra snātasya bhāvas te mānuṣo vigamiṣyati | gataśoko nirāyāso muktavairo bhaviṣyasi ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “By bathing here, your human condition will fall away. Freed from grief, without strain or affliction, and released from enmity, you will become.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Purification is presented as an inner transformation: through sacred bathing, sorrow and hostility are relinquished, and the person becomes fit for a higher, reconciled state beyond ordinary human limitations.
Vaiśampāyana describes the effect of bathing at this sacred spot (associated with the Mandākinī): the bather’s mortal disposition is said to fade, and they become free from grief, strain, and enmity—signaling readiness for the final ascent and resolution of lingering conflicts.