Shloka 7
The Greatness of Bathing in the Ganges
Gaṅgā-snānā-mahātmya
परहिंसा च कौटिल्यं परदोषाद्यवेक्षणम् । दांभिकत्वं नृणां गंगादर्शनादेव नश्यति ॥ ७ ॥
parahiṃsā ca kauṭilyaṃ paradoṣādyavekṣaṇam | dāṃbhikatvaṃ nṛṇāṃ gaṃgādarśanādeva naśyati || 7 ||
ಪರಹಿಂಸೆ, ಕೌಟಿಲ್ಯ (ಕಪಟತೆ), ಪರದೋಷಗಳನ್ನು ಹುಡುಕಿ ನೋಡುವ ಅಭ್ಯಾಸ, ದಾಂಭಿಕತೆ—ಇವೆಲ್ಲವೂ ಮನುಷ್ಯರಲ್ಲಿ ಗಂಗಾದರ್ಶನಮಾತ್ರದಿಂದಲೇ ನಾಶವಾಗುತ್ತವೆ।
Sage Nārada (teaching in the Gaṅgā-māhātmya context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It declares Gaṅgā-darśana (seeing the Gaṅgā) as a direct purifier that dissolves inner vices—violence, deceit, fault-finding, and hypocrisy—highlighting the transformative power of tīrtha-mahātmyas in the Uttara-bhāga.
By presenting reverent encounter with Gaṅgā as purifying the heart, it supports bhakti by removing obstacles (like dāmbhikatva and paradoṣa-darśana) that block sincere devotion and humility toward the Divine.
No specific Vedāṅga (such as Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is tīrtha-dharma—undertaking sacred sight (darśana) as a purificatory observance within Purāṇic ritual culture.