Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 130
गङ्गामाहात्म्य — The Greatness of the Gaṅgā
ततस्तस्यातिसंतुष्टो मुनिः प्रोवाच सादरम् । गङ्गामानीय पौत्रस्ते नयिष्यति पितॄन्दिवम् ॥ १३० ॥
tatastasyātisaṃtuṣṭo muniḥ provāca sādaram | gaṅgāmānīya pautraste nayiṣyati pitṝndivam || 130 ||
അപ്പോൾ മുനി അത്യന്തം സന്തുഷ്ടനായി ആദരത്തോടെ പറഞ്ഞു—“ഗംഗയെ കൊണ്ടുവന്ന് നിന്റെ പൗത്രൻ തന്നേ പിതൃകളെ സ്വർഗത്തിലേക്ക് നയിക്കും.”
A sage (muni) addressing a king/householder (unnamed in this verse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that a descendant’s meritorious act—especially connecting the lineage with the sanctifying power of Gaṅgā—can elevate the pitṛs (ancestors), showing the Purāṇic link between family duty (pitṛ-dharma) and spiritual uplift.
Bhakti is implied through reverence to sacred realities like Gaṅgā (seen as divine), and through selfless dharmic action for others (ancestors). Such service-oriented devotion becomes a means of accruing merit and divine grace.
It points to kalpa/prayoga (ritual procedure) in pitṛ-kāryas—using tīrtha-water like Gaṅgā for śrāddha and tarpaṇa—though no specific Vedāṅga technical detail is explicitly named in this verse.