Shloka 35
The Description of the Greatness of the Gaṅgā
गंगातीरे वसेन्नित्यं गंगातोयं पिबेत्सदा । यः पुमान्स विमुच्येत पातकैः पूर्वसंचितैः ॥ ३६ ॥
gaṃgātīre vasennityaṃ gaṃgātoyaṃ pibetsadā | yaḥ pumānsa vimucyeta pātakaiḥ pūrvasaṃcitaiḥ || 36 ||
यः पुमान् गङ्गातीरे नित्यं वसति, गङ्गातोयं च सदा पिबति, स पूर्वसञ्चितैः पातकैः सर्वैः विमुच्यते।
Narada (instructional narration within Tirtha-mahatmya context; traditional dialogue framework in Narada Purana commonly places Narada as the expounder to sages)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents Gaṅgā-sevā (living by the Ganga and partaking of her water) as a powerful tirtha-based means of purification, capable of removing previously accumulated sins (pūrva-saṁcita pātaka).
While not explicitly naming a deity, the verse supports bhakti-oriented practice through reverent service to a sacred tirtha; honoring the Gaṅgā is treated as a sanctifying, faith-driven discipline aligned with Purāṇic devotion.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is ritual-tirtha conduct—regular residence near the tirtha and respectful use of its water as a purificatory observance (ācāra/prāyaścitta).