Shloka 9
Description of the Rules for Charitable Gifts and Related Rites
Gaṅgā-māhātmya
स्वर्गसस्थाश्च ये केचित्पितरः पुण्यशीलिनः । ते तर्पिता गांगजलैर्मोक्षे यांति विधेर्वचः ॥ ९ ॥
svargasasthāśca ye kecitpitaraḥ puṇyaśīlinaḥ | te tarpitā gāṃgajalairmokṣe yāṃti vidhervacaḥ || 9 ||
ಸ್ವರ್ಗದಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸಿಸುವ ಪುಣ್ಯಶೀಲರಾದ ಯಾವ ಪಿತೃಗಳಾದರೂ, ಅವರು ಗಂಗಾಜಲ ತರ್ಪಣದಿಂದ ತೃಪ್ತರಾದಾಗ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರವಿಧಿಯಂತೆ ಮೋಕ್ಷವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾರೆ।
Narada (within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It elevates Gaṅgā-jala tarpana from mere ancestral rite to a mokṣa-oriented act, stating that even heavenly Pitṛs can reach liberation when duly satisfied with Gaṅgā-water offerings as per scriptural injunction.
By highlighting Gaṅgā as a sacred tirtha whose waters are revered in Vaiṣṇava-Paurāṇic devotion, the verse implies that faith-filled, rule-based offerings (tarpana) performed with sanctified substances support the soul’s highest aim—mokṣa.
It points to Kalpa (ritual procedure): performing tarpana according to vidhi (injunction), using prescribed sacred water (Gaṅgā-jala) and the correct intent to satisfy Pitṛs and secure the stated spiritual fruit.