Shloka 14
The Greatness of Haridvāra
Gaṅgādvāra-māhātmya
ते स्युर्देव्याः प्रियतमा भोगमोक्षैकभागिनः । येऽन्येऽपि तत्र स्वान्प्राणांस्त्यजंत्यनशनादिभिः ॥ १४ ॥
te syurdevyāḥ priyatamā bhogamokṣaikabhāginaḥ | ye'nye'pi tatra svānprāṇāṃstyajaṃtyanaśanādibhiḥ || 14 ||
ಅವರು ದೇವಿಯ ಅತಿಪ್ರಿಯರಾಗುತ್ತಾರೆ ಮತ್ತು ಭೋಗ ಹಾಗೂ ಮೋಕ್ಷ—ಎರಡರಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಅಪೂರ್ವ ಪಾಲನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಅಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಆ ತೀರ್ಥದಲ್ಲಿ ಉಪವಾಸಾದಿ ತಪಸ್ಸಿನಿಂದ ತಮ್ಮ ಪ್ರಾಣ ತ್ಯಜಿಸುವ ಇತರರೂ ಸಹ ಅದೇ ಪುಣ್ಯಗತಿಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದುತ್ತಾರೆ.
Narada (as narrator/teacher in a tirtha-mahatmya passage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It elevates tirtha-based austerity: those who undertake severe vows at a sacred place are described as especially dear to the Devi and as recipients of both bhoga (merit-bearing fruition) and moksha (liberation).
Bhakti is implied through being “most beloved” to the Devi—devotional surrender expressed as vrata (fasting and related disciplines) performed with faith at a holy tirtha, culminating in divine grace and liberation.
Ritual discipline (kalpa-oriented vrata practice) is foregrounded: regulated fasting (anaśana) and allied observances as a structured means of accruing dharma and aiming toward moksha.