Shloka 5
ज्ञानमैश्वर्यमतुलं प्रतिष्ठायुर्यशस्तथा । शुभानामाश्रमाणां च गंगादर्शनजं फलम् ॥ ५ ॥
jñānamaiśvaryamatulaṃ pratiṣṭhāyuryaśastathā | śubhānāmāśramāṇāṃ ca gaṃgādarśanajaṃ phalam || 5 ||
การได้เห็นพระแม่คงคาย่อมนำมาซึ่งญาณ ความรุ่งเรืองอันหาที่เปรียบมิได้ เกียรติยศ อายุยืน และชื่อเสียง ตลอดจนผลอันเป็นมงคลแห่งอาศรมทั้งหลาย
Narada
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Serene assurance: darśana of Gaṅgā yields both worldly and spiritual excellences, culminating in comprehensive āśrama-fruits."}
FAQs
It teaches the tīrtha-mahātmya principle that even darśana (sacred sight) of the Gaṅgā confers multi-layered merit—inner uplift (jñāna) and outer well-being (āyuḥ, yaśas, pratiṣṭhā, aiśvarya).
By valuing darśana of a sacred manifestation (Gaṅgā) as spiritually transformative, it reflects bhakti’s emphasis on reverent encounter—approaching the holy with faith, which then ripens into purity and knowledge.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is dharma-oriented tīrtha practice—seeking darśana of Gaṅgā as a sanctioned means of accruing puṇya and supporting one’s āśrama-duties.