Shloka 33
The Description of the Greatness of the Gaṅgā
हिमवद्विंध्यसदृशा राशयः पापकर्मणाम् । गंगांभसा विनश्यंति विष्णुभक्त्या यथापदः ॥ ३४ ॥
himavadviṃdhyasadṛśā rāśayaḥ pāpakarmaṇām | gaṃgāṃbhasā vinaśyaṃti viṣṇubhaktyā yathāpadaḥ || 34 ||
ہمالیہ اور وِندھیا جیسے عظیم گناہوں کے ڈھیر بھی گنگا کے پانی سے مٹ جاتے ہیں؛ اسی طرح وشنو کی بھکتی سے وہ قدموں کے نشان کی مانند محو ہو جاتے ہیں۔
Sage Nārada (teaching within the Uttara-Bhāga tirtha-mahātmya context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It equates two supreme purifiers—Gaṅgā-snān (contact with Gaṅgā water) and Viṣṇu-bhakti—showing that even immense accumulated pāpa can be erased when one takes refuge in sacred purification and devotion.
Bhakti to Viṣṇu is presented as a power that reduces mountain-like sins to something as insignificant as footprints—implying that sincere devotion transforms karmic burden quickly and decisively, not merely gradually.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is dhārmic practice: tīrtha-sevā (honoring sacred places), snāna (ritual bathing), and cultivation of Viṣṇu-bhakti as a direct purifier of pāpa.