Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 67
The Greatness of the Gaṅgā
Gaṅgāmāhātmya
अहो गङ्गा महाभागा स्मृता पापप्रणाशिनी । हरिलोकप्रदा दृष्टा पीता सारूप्यदायिनी । यत्र स्नाता नरा यान्ति विष्णोः पदमनुत्तमम् ॥ ६७ ॥
aho gaṅgā mahābhāgā smṛtā pāpapraṇāśinī | harilokapradā dṛṣṭā pītā sārūpyadāyinī | yatra snātā narā yānti viṣṇoḥ padamanuttamam || 67 ||
آہ! عظیم بخت والی گنگا—صرف یاد کرنے سے گناہوں کو مٹانے والی؛ دیدار سے ہری لوک عطا کرنے والی؛ اور پینے سے پروردگار کی سارُوپْیَ (مشابہتِ رب) بخشنے والی ہے۔ جس میں غسل کرنے والے انسان وشنو کے بے مثال مقام کو پاتے ہیں۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada within the Purva Bhaga dialogue framework)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents Gaṅgā as a multi-fold liberating tīrtha: remembrance removes sin, darśana grants Hari-loka, drinking her water gives sārūpya, and bathing leads to Viṣṇu’s supreme abode—linking sacred practice directly to mokṣa-oriented फल (spiritual results).
The verse frames simple devotional acts—smaraṇa (remembering), darśana (reverent seeing), and honoring Gaṅgā as Hari’s sacred presence—as bhakti-sādhana that culminates in reaching Viṣṇu-pada.
Primarily kalpa-oriented ritual practice is implied: tīrtha-snānā, respectful darśana, and taking sacred water (ācāmana) as purificatory acts; it is not a technical Vyākaraṇa/Jyotiṣa passage but a dharma-kalpa application.