The Greatness of the Gaṅgā: Purification, Ancestor Rites, and Liberation
सकृद्गंगां तथा स्तुत्वा भवेत्स्वर्गस्य भाजनम् । अश्रद्धयापि गंगायां योसौ नामानुकीर्तनं
sakṛdgaṃgāṃ tathā stutvā bhavetsvargasya bhājanam | aśraddhayāpi gaṃgāyāṃ yosau nāmānukīrtanaṃ
Достаточно один раз восхвалить Гангу — и человек становится достойным небес; и даже без веры тот, кто произносит имя Ганги в обращении к ней, обретает заслугу.
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from Adhyaya 62 frame dialogue).
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: river
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सकृद्गंगाम् → सकृत् + गङ्गाम्; भवेत्स्वर्गस्य → भवेत् + स्वर्गस्य; अश्रद्धयापि → अश्रद्धया + अपि; योसौ → यः + असौ; नामानुकीर्तनम् → नाम + अनुकीर्तनम् (समास न, सन्धि)
It presents Gaṅgā as intrinsically purifying: even minimal contact through praise or name-utterance is said to generate spiritual merit and eligibility for higher realms.
By valuing stuti (praise) and nāma-anukīrtana (repetition of the divine/sacred name), it highlights devotional speech as a direct and accessible practice.
It encourages respectful remembrance and praise of sacred realities; even small, sincere (or even imperfect) acts of reverence are portrayed as spiritually consequential.