Shloka 61
Description of the Rules for Charitable Gifts and Related Rites
Gaṅgā-māhātmya
सहस्रगुणितं तत्तु विज्ञेयं ग्रामदायिनः । सूर्यकोटिप्रतीकाशे विमाने वैष्णवे पुरे ॥ ६१ ॥
sahasraguṇitaṃ tattu vijñeyaṃ grāmadāyinaḥ | sūryakoṭipratīkāśe vimāne vaiṣṇave pure || 61 ||
لیکن گاؤں دان کرنے والے کے لیے وہی پُنّیہ ہزار گنا بڑھ جاتا ہے—یہ جان لو؛ وہ کروڑوں سورجوں جیسی روشنی والے وِمان میں ویشنو کی پوری (وَیشنو پور) کو پہنچتا ہے۔
Sage Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It elevates grāma-dāna (donating a village/settlement or its revenues) as an exceptionally potent act of dāna, teaching that such charity yields exponentially increased puṇya and culminates in a Vishnu-aligned heavenly attainment (Vaiṣṇava-pura).
By describing the destination as “Vaiṣṇava-pura,” the verse frames charitable dharma as a Vishnu-centered act whose fruit is proximity to the Lord’s realm—linking righteous giving with Vaiṣṇava orientation and devotional destiny.
No specific Vedanga technique is taught; the verse primarily conveys dharma-śāstric valuation of dāna (charitable acts) and its phala (result), using traditional cosmological imagery of vimāna and loka.