Shloka 30
The Greatness of Haridvāra
Gaṅgādvāra-māhātmya
भोजयेत्परमान्नेन स्वर्गे कल्पं वसेत्स तु । अथ पश्चाद्दिशि गतं कोटितीर्थँ सुमध्यमे ॥ ३० ॥
bhojayetparamānnena svarge kalpaṃ vasetsa tu | atha paścāddiśi gataṃ koṭitīrthaṃ sumadhyame || 30 ||
最上の食をもってふさわしき者に施す者は、一劫のあいだ天界に住する。のちに西方へ赴けば——おお、細腰の方よ——コーティティールタ（Koṭitīrtha）の功徳を得る。
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a tirtha-mahatmya context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links two high-merit acts—annadāna (feeding with the best food) and tīrtha-yātrā—stating that generous nourishment offered as dharma yields prolonged heavenly enjoyment and further pilgrimage-based merit.
Though framed as tīrtha-mahātmya, the verse supports bhakti through seva: feeding others as an offering aligned with sacred duty, which purifies the heart and prepares one for deeper devotion.
Ritual pragmatics (kalpa/ācāra): it emphasizes dāna-vidhi—proper food-giving as a dharmic act—and the pilgrimage orientation (dik-nirdeśa, ‘western direction’) used in tīrtha procedures.