Shloka 61
The Description of the Greatness of the Gaṅgā
गंगां पश्यति यः स्तौति स्नाति भक्त्या पिबेज्जलम् । स स्वर्गं ज्ञानममलं योगं मोक्षं च विंदति ॥ ६२ ॥
gaṃgāṃ paśyati yaḥ stauti snāti bhaktyā pibejjalam | sa svargaṃ jñānamamalaṃ yogaṃ mokṣaṃ ca viṃdati || 62 ||
ഗംഗയെ ദർശിച്ച് സ്തുതിച്ച് ഭക്തിയോടെ സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത് അവളുടെ ജലം പാനം ചെയ്യുന്നവൻ സ്വർഗ്ഗവും മലിനതയറ്റ ജ്ഞാനവും യോഗസിദ്ധിയും മോക്ഷവും പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു।
Narada (as narrator/teacher within the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahatmya context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents Gaṅgā-sevā (darśana, stuti, snāna, and pāna) as a complete purificatory tirtha-practice that yields both worldly merit (svarga) and the highest aims—pure knowledge, yogic attainment, and mokṣa.
The key qualifier is bhaktyā—actions like bathing or drinking become spiritually transformative when performed with devotional intent, showing that inner devotion empowers outer ritual in tirtha-mahātmyas.
Ritual practice (kalpa/ācāra) is implied: tirtha-darśana, stuti (formal praise/mantra-like recitation), and snāna as purificatory acts; the verse frames them as sādhanas leading toward jñāna and yoga.