Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 123
The Greatness of the Gaṅgā (Gaṅgā-māhātmya): Saudāsa/Kalmāṣapāda’s Curse and Release
अहो चरित्रं महतां सर्वलोकसुखा वहम् । यथा हि सर्वलोकानामानन्दाय कलानिधिः ॥ २३ ॥
aho caritraṃ mahatāṃ sarvalokasukhā vaham | yathā hi sarvalokānāmānandāya kalānidhiḥ || 23 ||
آہ! بزرگانِ دین کا کردار واقعی عجیب و شاندار ہے جو تمام جہانوں کے لیے خوشی لاتا ہے؛ جیسے امرت جیسے شعاعوں کا خزانہ چاند سب جانداروں کی مسرت کے لیے ہوتا ہے۔
Narada (in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It praises mahātmas whose very character becomes a source of joy and well-being for all—showing that true dharma is naturally beneficent, like the moon that cools and delights the world.
By implying that genuine devotion refines one’s character into compassionate, world-uplifting conduct; a bhakta’s life becomes “sarva-loka-sukhāvaha”—beneficial to all, not merely privately spiritual.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught directly; the verse instead gives a practical dharmic criterion—measure spiritual attainment by its visible fruit: steadiness of character and benefit to society.