Shloka 10
The Greatness of Bathing in the Ganges
Gaṅgā-snānā-mahātmya
यत्फलं जायते पुंसां दर्शने परमात्मनः । तद्भवेदेव गंगाया दर्शनाद्भक्तिभावतः ॥ १० ॥
yatphalaṃ jāyate puṃsāṃ darśane paramātmanaḥ | tadbhavedeva gaṃgāyā darśanādbhaktibhāvataḥ || 10 ||
പരമാത്മാവിനെ സാക്ഷാത് ദർശിക്കുന്നതിലൂടെ മനുഷ്യർക്കു ലഭിക്കുന്ന ഫലം ഏതാണ്, അതേ ഫലം ഭക്തിഭാവത്തോടെ ഗംഗാദർശനം ചെയ്താലും നിശ്ചയമായി ലഭിക്കുന്നു।
Sage Narada (teaching in the Uttara-Bhaga context of Tirtha-Mahatmya)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"adbhuta","emotional_journey":"Awe at equating Gaṅgā-darśana (with devotion) to direct vision of Paramātman, culminating in uplifted devotional confidence."}
FAQs
It equates the merit of seeing the Gaṅgā with the merit of direct divine vision, emphasizing that sacred tirtha-darśana becomes spiritually transformative when approached with bhakti.
The verse makes the inner attitude decisive: the same external act (darśana) yields the highest fruit specifically “from a devotional disposition” (bhakti-bhāva), teaching that devotion sanctifies and elevates pilgrimage.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is ritual-principle: tirtha-darśana and pilgrimage practices in Narada Purana are validated primarily by bhakti (devotional intent).