Shloka 115
Pūjādi-kathana — Gaṅgā Vratas, Tenfold Worship, Stotra, and Mokṣa on the Riverbank
एवं कृत्वा प्रेतपुरे स्थितस्य स्वर्गे गतिः स्यात्त महेंद्रतुल्या ॥ ११५ ॥
evaṃ kṛtvā pretapure sthitasya svarge gatiḥ syātta maheṃdratulyā || 115 ||
अशा प्रकारे केल्यास प्रेतपुरात स्थित असलेल्यालाही स्वर्गगती मिळते आणि तो महेंद्रासमान पद प्राप्त करतो।
Narada (teaching within the Uttara-Bhaga narrative; commonly transmitted in dialogue style with sages, including the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It declares that the prescribed act(s) just described have redemptive power strong enough to uplift even a being in the preta-condition, granting a higher post-mortem destination—svarga—and exalted merit comparable to Indra’s.
While the verse speaks in the language of results (svarga-gati), its underlying puranic logic is that sincere performance aligned with dharma—typically supported by devotion, faith (śraddhā), and remembrance of the divine—can transform even adverse karmic states into auspicious attainments.
The emphasis is on ritual efficacy and correct performance (karma-kāṇḍa discipline): doing the prescribed act ‘in this way’ points to procedural exactness—an applied aspect of kalpa (ritual method) and śikṣā/vyākaraṇa-assisted correct recitation where mantras are involved.