Shloka 48
Description of the Rules for Charitable Gifts and Related Rites
Gaṅgā-māhātmya
ततस्तु जायते विप्रो गंगातीरे धनान्वितः । अंते तु ब्रह्मविद्भूत्वा मोक्षमाप्नोत्यसंशयः ॥ ४८ ॥
tatastu jāyate vipro gaṃgātīre dhanānvitaḥ | aṃte tu brahmavidbhūtvā mokṣamāpnotyasaṃśayaḥ || 48 ||
ต่อจากนั้น เขาเกิดเป็นพราหมณ์ผู้มั่งคั่ง ณ ริมฝั่งแม่น้ำคงคา; และในบั้นปลาย เมื่อเป็นผู้รู้พรหมันแล้ว ย่อมบรรลุโมกษะโดยแน่นอน.
Suta (narrating Narada Purana discourse; verse states the phala/result)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"Moves from the assurance of an auspicious rebirth (as a wealthy brāhmaṇa on Gaṅgā’s bank) to the culminating certainty of Brahma-jñāna and mokṣa."}
FAQs
It presents a classic tirtha-phala doctrine: sacred merit matures into an auspicious rebirth near the Gaṅgā, culminating in Brahman-realization and final liberation.
While the verse emphasizes jñāna (Brahma-vidyā) as the final means, its setting in Gaṅgā-mahātmya implies purification through sacred association and dharmic practice—often supported by Vishnu-bhakti and tirtha-sevā in the Purāṇic path.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is the phala-logic used in Purāṇic dharma—actions and sacred places yielding progressive results up to mokṣa.