Haristuti-saṅgraha: Devatā–Ṛṣi Praṇāma, Nāma-māhātmya, and Vairāgya from Deha-āsakti
दक्ष उवाच / संचिन्तये भगवतश्चरणोदतीर्थं भक्त्या ह्यजेन परिषिक्तमजादिवन्द्यम् / यच्छौचनिः सृतमजप्रवरावतारं गङ्गाख्यतीर्थमभवत्सरितां वरिष्ठम्
dakṣa uvāca / saṃcintaye bhagavataścaraṇodatīrthaṃ bhaktyā hyajena pariṣiktamajādivandyam / yacchaucaniḥ sṛtamajapravarāvatāraṃ gaṅgākhyatīrthamabhavatsaritāṃ variṣṭham
Wika ni Dakṣa: Sa debosyon ay pinagninilayan ko ang banal na tawiran na isinilang mula sa mga paa ng Panginoon—binasbasan at pinabanal ni Brahmā, at sinasamba maging ng mga di-isinilang at ng mga unang nilalang. Mula roon ay umagos ang Tagapaglinis, bumaba sa pamamagitan ng pinakadakilang mga pagpapakita; at naging banal na tīrtha na tinatawag na Gaṅgā, ang pinak-una sa mga ilog.
Daksha
Concept: The Lord’s pāda-tīrtha becomes a cosmic purifier; contact with the divine (even as water/dust) sanctifies worlds and beings.
Vedantic Theme: The sacred manifests through īśvara-sambandha (relation to the Lord); tīrtha as a conduit of grace and inner cleansing.
Application: Approach sacred waters with bhakti and ethical intent; use tīrtha-snāna/ācamanam as a reminder to cleanse conduct and mind, not merely the body.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: river/tīrtha
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.7.15 (Rudra purified by foot-dust; continuation of Gaṅgā theme)
This verse presents Gaṅgā as the foremost river because she originates from the Lord’s foot-water and functions as a supreme purifier, making her a central tīrtha for cleansing and sacred rites.
Dakṣa ‘contemplates with devotion’ the Lord’s foot-born tīrtha, indicating that inner remembrance and reverence are integral to the purifying power attributed to Gaṅgā and holy waters.
Approach sacred acts—bathing, prayer, or remembrance of Gaṅgā—with sincerity and ethical intent, treating purification as both an inner discipline (bhakti, cleanliness) and an outer observance (tīrtha-sevā).