Shloka 73
Description of the Rules for Charitable Gifts and Related Rites
Gaṅgā-māhātmya
इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे मोहिनीवसुसंवादे गङ्गामाहात्म्ये दानादिविधिवर्णनं नामैकचत्वारिंशत्तमोऽध्यायः ॥ ४१ ॥
iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇottarabhāge mohinīvasusaṃvāde gaṅgāmāhātmye dānādividhivarṇanaṃ nāmaikacatvāriṃśattamo'dhyāyaḥ || 41 ||
इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणस्योत्तरभागे मोहिनी-वसु-संवादे गङ्गामाहात्म्ये दानादिविधिवर्णनं नामैकचत्वारिंशत्तमोऽध्यायः समाप्तः ॥४१॥
Sūta / Purāṇic narrator (colophon/adhyāya-ending formula; not a spoken verse in the dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
This is a chapter-colophon marking the completion of Adhyāya 41, framing the teaching as part of Gaṅgā-māhātmya and emphasizing that dāna (charitable giving) is treated as a dharma-practice connected to tīrtha merit.
Indirectly: by locating charity and ritual rules within Gaṅgā’s sacred greatness, it supports bhakti-oriented living where offerings and gifts are performed with reverence for holy places and divine sanctity rather than mere social duty.
Ritual procedure (vidhi) is foregrounded—practical dharma-śāstric organization of acts like dāna and related rites, aligning with the applied discipline of kalpa-style ritual method even though no specific Vedāṅga (e.g., vyākaraṇa or jyotiṣa) is explicitly cited in this colophon.