Shloka 7
Description of the Rules for Charitable Gifts and Related Rites
Gaṅgā-māhātmya
य इच्छेत्सफलं जन्म संततिं वा शुभानने । स पितॄंस्तर्पयेद्गंगामभिगम्य सुरांस्तथा ॥ ७ ॥
ya icchetsaphalaṃ janma saṃtatiṃ vā śubhānane | sa pitṝṃstarpayedgaṃgāmabhigamya surāṃstathā || 7 ||
यः सफलं जन्म शुभानने संततिं वा इच्छेत्, स गङ्गामभिगम्य पितॄंस्तर्पयेत्, तथा देवानपि सम्यगर्चयेत्।
Narada
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Begins with human aspiration (a meaningful life, progeny) and resolves into a devotional-dharmic prescription: approach Gaṅgā, satisfy pitṛs and devas."}
FAQs
It presents Gaṅgā as a results-bestowing tīrtha where dharmic rites—especially tarpana to Pitṛs and offerings to Devas—support both worldly well-being (a “fruitful life”) and lineage continuity.
By directing the seeker to approach Gaṅgā and honor Devas and Pitṛs, it frames devotion as reverent action (sevā through ritual) performed at a sacred place, aligning personal desires with dharma and divine order.
It highlights kalpa/ritual practice: the rite of tarpana (water-libations) for Pitṛs and prescribed offerings to Devas performed at an appropriate tīrtha (Gaṅgā).