Shloka 37
The Greatness of Haridvāra
Gaṅgādvāra-māhātmya
ततो भद्रे समासाद्य कपिलाह्रदमुत्तमम् । धेनुं दत्त्वा द्विजाग्र्याय गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् ॥ ३७ ॥
tato bhadre samāsādya kapilāhradamuttamam | dhenuṃ dattvā dvijāgryāya gosahasraphalaṃ labhet || 37 ||
Kemudian, wahai wanita yang membawa keberkatan, setelah sampai ke Tasik Kapilā yang unggul, sesiapa yang menghadiahkan seekor lembu perah kepada seorang Brāhmaṇa terkemuka memperoleh pahala setara dengan menderma seribu ekor lembu.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links tīrtha-yātrā (reaching Kapilā Lake) with dāna (gift-giving), teaching that charity performed at a sacred place and offered to a worthy recipient yields amplified puṇya (spiritual merit).
While not directly describing bhakti practices like nāma-kīrtana, it supports devotional living by prescribing dharmic generosity—an outward expression of reverence for sacred places and service to the virtuous, which purifies the heart and supports bhakti.
It reflects kalpa-vidhi (ritual procedure) principles: the dāna’s fruit depends on deśa (sacred location/tīrtha) and pātra (worthy recipient, here a dvijāgrya), a standard dharma-śāstra framework.