Shloka 43
Description of the Rules for Charitable Gifts and Related Rites
Gaṅgā-māhātmya
भुक्त्वा विविधसौख्यानि रूपशीलगुणान्वितः । देहांते ज्ञानवान्भूत्वा शिवसायुज्यमाप्नुयात् ॥ ४३ ॥
bhuktvā vividhasaukhyāni rūpaśīlaguṇānvitaḥ | dehāṃte jñānavānbhūtvā śivasāyujyamāpnuyāt || 43 ||
เขาเสวยสุขนานาประการ มีรูปงาม ความประพฤติดี และคุณธรรมครบครัน ครั้นสิ้นกายได้บรรลุญาณแท้ และเข้าถึงความเป็นหนึ่งกับพระศิวะ (ศิวสายุชยะ)
Suta (narrating the Narada Purana account to the sages, summarizing the phala of the teaching in this section)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"Begins with worldly enjoyment and virtues, then turns inward at death toward liberating knowledge and final union with Śiva."}
FAQs
It states a twofold fruition: worldly well-being (varied happiness with good qualities) culminating in spiritual maturity—true knowledge at life’s end—and final liberation as Śiva-sāyujya.
Though the verse is phrased as a result statement (phala), it implies that sustained virtuous living and reverent practice ripen into jñāna at death, which is presented as the gateway to union with Śiva—an endpoint often associated with steadfast devotion and worship.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is directly taught in this verse; the emphasis is on ethical refinement (śīla, guṇa) and the culminating rise of jñāna leading to mokṣa.