Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 142
The Greatness of the Gaṅgā (Gaṅgā-māhātmya): Saudāsa/Kalmāṣapāda’s Curse and Release
षण्मासं तत्र गङ्गायां स्नात्वा दृष्ट्वा सदाशिवम् । ब्राह्मणीदत्तश पात्तु मुक्तो मित्रसहोऽभवत् ॥ ४२ ॥
ṣaṇmāsaṃ tatra gaṅgāyāṃ snātvā dṛṣṭvā sadāśivam | brāhmaṇīdattaśa pāttu mukto mitrasaho'bhavat || 42 ||
Doon, naligo siya sa Gaṅgā sa loob ng anim na buwan at nagkamit ng darśana kay Sadāśiva; kaya siya’y napalaya sa pagkagapos. Sa pag-iingat ng handog na ibinigay ng isang brāhmaṇī, siya’y naging taong may kasamang kaibigan.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents tīrtha-sevā as transformative: sustained Gaṅgā-snāna and Sadāśiva-darśana culminate in release from bondage, showing how sacred place, practice, and divine vision converge toward mokṣa.
Bhakti is implied through darśana—personally beholding Sadāśiva after disciplined practice. The verse frames liberation as arising from devoted engagement with the deity and holy rites rather than mere theory.
Ritual practice (kalpa-oriented conduct) is emphasized: the discipline of tīrtha-snāna over a defined period and the understanding of purity-by-rite (śaucācāra) as a lived dharmic observance.