Shloka 46
The Description of the Greatness of the Gaṅgā
यत्फलं तल्लभेद्भक्त्या गंगातीरनिवासतः । यत्पुण्यं सत्यवचनैर्नैष्ठिकब्रह्मचारिणाम् ॥ ४७ ॥
yatphalaṃ tallabhedbhaktyā gaṃgātīranivāsataḥ | yatpuṇyaṃ satyavacanairnaiṣṭhikabrahmacāriṇām || 47 ||
جو پھل ہے وہ بھکتی کے ساتھ گنگا کے کنارے رہنے سے ملتا ہے؛ اور جو پُنّیہ نِشٹھا والے نَیشٹھِک برہماچاریوں کا ہے، وہی سچّے قول سے حاصل ہوتا ہے۔
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It equates the fruits of major austerities with accessible dharmic practices—devotional living near the Gaṅgā and unwavering truthfulness—showing how tirtha-sevā and satya generate high puṇya.
Bhakti is presented as a direct means to attain the same spiritual result associated with sacred residence at the Gaṅgā, implying that devotion sanctifies one’s tirtha-practice and makes it spiritually efficacious.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught; the practical dharmic takeaway is satya-vacana (truthful speech) as a daily discipline comparable in merit to rigorous brahmacarya.