Shloka 31
Procedure for the Guḍa-dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift; Ten Dhenu-dānas; Yearlong Gaṅgā Worship and Darśana
ऋत्विजः प्रीतिसंयुक्तो नमस्कृत्य विसर्जयेत् । ततः संपूजयेद्गंगां विधिना सुसमाहितः ॥ ३१ ॥
ṛtvijaḥ prītisaṃyukto namaskṛtya visarjayet | tataḥ saṃpūjayedgaṃgāṃ vidhinā susamāhitaḥ || 31 ||
ऋत्विजः प्रीतिसंयुक्तो नमस्कृत्य विसर्जयेत् । ततः सुसमाहितो विधिना गङ्गां संपूजयेत् ॥३१॥
Narada (teaching within the tirtha-mahatmya narration)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It emphasizes ritual completeness: after honoring and respectfully sending off the priests, the practitioner turns inward (samāhita) and offers worship to Gaṅgā, treating the tirtha-devatā as a living divine presence.
Bhakti is shown as reverent conduct and focused worship—gratitude toward sacred functionaries (ṛtvij) and wholehearted devotion to Gaṅgā performed with attention and proper reverence.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied through “vidhinā”—performing the prescribed sequence: respectful closure of priestly service followed by orderly worship of the deity of the tirtha.