Shloka 25
The Greatness of Bathing in the Ganges
Gaṅgā-snānā-mahātmya
करोति पुण्यवाहिन्याः सोऽपि स्वर्गस्य भाजनम् । सर्वावस्थां गतो वापि सर्वधर्मविवर्जितः ॥ २५ ॥
karoti puṇyavāhinyāḥ so'pi svargasya bhājanam | sarvāvasthāṃ gato vāpi sarvadharmavivarjitaḥ || 25 ||
ผู้ใดประกอบการบูชาหรือปฏิบัติอันควรต่อแม่น้ำผู้พาพุญญา (คงคา) ผู้นั้นย่อมเป็นผู้มีส่วนแห่งสวรรค์ แม้ตกอยู่ในสภาพใดๆ และแม้ละทิ้งธรรมทั้งปวงก็ตาม.
Suta (narrating Narada Purana discourse; Uttara-Bhaga Tirtha-Mahatmya passage)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"karuna","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Compassionate inclusivity: even the dharma-fallen are not excluded; the verse resolves into calm assurance of heavenly eligibility through connection with the holy river."}
FAQs
It emphasizes the extraordinary purificatory power of a sacred tirtha/holy river: even a person who has lapsed from righteous conduct can gain heavenly merit through sincere performance of the prescribed river-related act (such as bathing, worship, or service).
By highlighting that grace and spiritual uplift are accessible through humble, faith-filled action connected to a sacred locus (tirtha); devotion expressed as service/worship at the holy river can override one’s fallen condition and generate transformative merit.
Primarily Kalpa (ritual procedure): it implies that specific tirtha-related rites—such as snāna (sacred bath), tarpaṇa, and pūjā—carry defined results (phala), a hallmark of dharma-śāstric ritual reasoning.