Shloka 51
The Description of the Greatness of the Gaṅgā
अनायासेन हि नरो मोक्षोपायं स विंदति । दीक्षितः सर्वयज्ञेषु सोमपानं दिने दिने ॥ ५२ ॥
anāyāsena hi naro mokṣopāyaṃ sa viṃdati | dīkṣitaḥ sarvayajñeṣu somapānaṃ dine dine || 52 ||
സത്യമായി, വലിയ പ്രയാസമില്ലാതെ മനുഷ്യൻ മോക്ഷത്തിലേക്കുള്ള ഉപായം നേടുന്നു. അവൻ സർവ്വയജ്ഞങ്ങളിലും ദീക്ഷിതനായതുപോലെ ആകുകയും, ദിനംപ്രതി സോമപാനത്തിന്റെ പുണ്യം പ്രാപിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു.
Suta (narrating the Purana; verse presented as a general doctrinal statement within the chapter’s tirtha/merit framework)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that a spiritually potent practice (commonly framed in the chapter’s merit discourse) can grant the “means to liberation” with minimal hardship, equating its fruit to major Vedic sacrificial merits.
By emphasizing an “easy” moksha-upāya, it aligns with the Purāṇic tendency to privilege accessible God-centered practice over costly ritual complexity, presenting liberation as attainable through simple, faith-filled observance.
It references Śrauta ritual culture—dīkṣā (initiation) and Soma-pāna—signaling knowledge of yajña procedure (Kalpa/Śrauta practice), while asserting that equivalent merit can be obtained through the chapter’s praised observance.