Shloka 7
The Greatness of Bathing in the Ganges
Gaṅgā-snānā-mahātmya
परहिंसा च कौटिल्यं परदोषाद्यवेक्षणम् । दांभिकत्वं नृणां गंगादर्शनादेव नश्यति ॥ ७ ॥
parahiṃsā ca kauṭilyaṃ paradoṣādyavekṣaṇam | dāṃbhikatvaṃ nṛṇāṃ gaṃgādarśanādeva naśyati || 7 ||
ਪਰ-ਹਿੰਸਾ, ਕਪਟ, ਪਰਾਏ ਦੋਸ਼ਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਖੋਜ-ਖੋਜ ਕੇ ਵੇਖਣਾ ਅਤੇ ਦੰਭ—ਮਨੁੱਖਾਂ ਦੇ ਇਹ ਸਭ ਦੋਸ਼ ਕੇਵਲ ਗੰਗਾ-ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਨਾਲ ਹੀ ਨਾਸ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ।
Sage Nārada (teaching in the Gaṅgā-māhātmya context)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"From naming inner vices (violence, deceit, fault-finding, hypocrisy) to calm assurance that Gaṅgā-darśana itself purifies and dissolves them."}
FAQs
It declares Gaṅgā-darśana (seeing the Gaṅgā) as a direct purifier that dissolves inner vices—violence, deceit, fault-finding, and hypocrisy—highlighting the transformative power of tīrtha-mahātmyas in the Uttara-bhāga.
By presenting reverent encounter with Gaṅgā as purifying the heart, it supports bhakti by removing obstacles (like dāmbhikatva and paradoṣa-darśana) that block sincere devotion and humility toward the Divine.
No specific Vedāṅga (such as Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is tīrtha-dharma—undertaking sacred sight (darśana) as a purificatory observance within Purāṇic ritual culture.