Shloka 5
The Account of the Fruits of Bathing at Particular Sacred Places
Tīrtha-viśeṣa-snāna-phala
संक्रांतिषु तु सर्वासु स्नात्वा गङ्गाजले नरः । विमानेनार्कवर्णेन स व्रजेद्विष्णुमंदिरम् ॥ ५ ॥
saṃkrāṃtiṣu tu sarvāsu snātvā gaṅgājale naraḥ | vimānenārkavarṇena sa vrajedviṣṇumaṃdiram || 5 ||
सर्व संक्रांतींना जो मनुष्य गंगाजलात स्नान करतो, तो सूर्यवर्ण विमानाने नेला जाऊन विष्णुमंदिर (विष्णुधाम) प्राप्त करतो।
Suta (narrating the Narada Purana discourse)
Vrata: Saṅkrānti-snāna (observance on solar ingresses)
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"adbhuta","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"Moves from a simple act—Gaṅgā bathing on each Saṅkrānti—to a wondrous, visionary reward: ascent in a sun-colored vimāna to Viṣṇu’s temple."}
FAQs
It teaches that bathing in the Gaṅgā on Saṅkrānti days is a powerful tīrtha-observance whose fruit is elevation to Viṣṇu’s divine abode, symbolized by a radiant vimāna.
By linking a sacred act (Gaṅgā-snānā on astrologically significant days) to reaching Viṣṇu’s abode, the verse frames ritual purity and tīrtha-sevā as supports for Viṣṇu-bhakti and God-centered aspiration.
Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology) is implied through “Saṅkrānti”—the Sun’s ingress into a new zodiac sign—marking specific auspicious times for snāna and religious observance.