Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 129
गङ्गामाहात्म्य — The Greatness of the Gaṅgā
एवमुक्ते तु मुनिना ह्यंशुमान्प्रणिपत्य तम् । प्रापयास्मत्पितॄन्ब्राह्मं लोकमित्यभ्यभाषत ॥ १२९ ॥
evamukte tu muninā hyaṃśumānpraṇipatya tam | prāpayāsmatpitṝnbrāhmaṃ lokamityabhyabhāṣata || 129 ||
मुनिने असे म्हटल्यावर अंशुमानाने त्यांना दंडवत् प्रणाम केला व म्हणाला—“कृपा करून आमच्या पितरांना ब्रह्मलोकास पोहोचवा.”
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing Aṁśumān’s reply to the sage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It highlights compassionate dharma: a descendant seeks not personal gain but the spiritual elevation of his Pitṛs, aiming for the highest realm associated with Brahmā (Brahmaloka).
Bhakti is shown through humility and surrender—Aṁśumān prostrates before the sage and prays for grace for others, reflecting devotional dependence on a spiritually empowered guide.
The verse implicitly aligns with dharma-śāstric and kalpa-based Pitṛ-related rites (śrāddha/tarpaṇa) where correct intention and guidance are central, though no specific Vedāṅga technical detail is explicitly taught in this line.