Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22
The Greatness of the Gaṅgā
Gaṅgāmāhātmya
सद्धर्मवक्तुः पदसंभवां मृदं गङ्गोद्भवां चैव तथा तुलस्याः । मूलोद्भवां भक्तियुतो मनुष्यो धृत्वा शिरस्येति पदं च विष्णोः ॥ २२ ॥
saddharmavaktuḥ padasaṃbhavāṃ mṛdaṃ gaṅgodbhavāṃ caiva tathā tulasyāḥ | mūlodbhavāṃ bhaktiyuto manuṣyo dhṛtvā śirasyeti padaṃ ca viṣṇoḥ || 22 ||
ဘက္တိရှိသော လူသည် စစ်မှန်သော ဓမ္မကို ဟောကြားသူ၏ ခြေရာမှ ထွက်သော သန့်မြေ၊ ဂင်္ဂါမှ ပေါက်ဖွားသော မြေ၊ နှင့် တုလစီအမြစ်မှ ထွက်သော မြေကို မိမိခေါင်းပေါ် တင်ဆောင်လျှင်—ဗိෂ္ဏု၏ အဆင့် (အဘောဒ်) သို့ ရောက်၏။
Narada (in instruction within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that devotion expressed through reverence for holy persons, the Gaṅgā, and tulasī becomes a purifying practice that supports attainment of Viṣṇu’s abode (viṣṇoḥ padam).
Bhakti is shown as both inner faith and outward sādhana: honoring dharma-teachers and sacred Vaiṣṇava symbols (Gaṅgā and tulasī) as acts of surrender that orient the devotee toward Viṣṇu.
Ritual discipline (kalpa/ācāra) is implied: using sanctified substances in a prescribed manner (placing on the head) as part of devotional observance, emphasizing correct practice alongside devotion.