Shloka 69
Pūjādi-kathana — Gaṅgā Vratas, Tenfold Worship, Stotra, and Mokṣa on the Riverbank
ॐ नमः शिवायै गंगायै शिवदायै नमोऽस्तु ते । नमोऽस्तु विष्णुरूपिण्यै गंगायै ते नमो नमः ॥ ६९ ॥
oṃ namaḥ śivāyai gaṃgāyai śivadāyai namo'stu te | namo'stu viṣṇurūpiṇyai gaṃgāyai te namo namaḥ || 69 ||
اوم—شیوا سوروپنی، شیوا بخشنے والی گنگا کو نمسکار؛ آپ کو نمسکار۔ وشنو روپنی گنگا کو نمسکار؛ اے گنگا، آپ کو بار بار نمسکار۔
Narada (in a stotra-like praise within the Ganga-Mahatmya context)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Intense salutations (namo namah) praise Gaṅgā as auspicious and culminate in identifying her as Viṣṇu-rūpiṇī, blending reverence with theological synthesis."}
FAQs
This verse presents Gaṅgā as a supreme tīrtha whose very nature is auspiciousness and who grants śiva (welfare, purity, liberation-oriented merit). By saluting her as both Śiva-associated and Viṣṇu-formed, it frames Gaṅgā as a unifying divine presence that purifies and elevates the devotee.
It models bhakti through repeated namaskāra (salutations) and direct address to the deity embodied as Gaṅgā. The repeated “namo namaḥ” emphasizes humility, remembrance, and surrender—core bhakti dispositions—while viewing the tīrtha as a living form of the Divine.
No specific Vedāṅga technical teaching is explicit; the practical takeaway is ritual application: using a stotra/namaskāra mantra in tīrtha-related practice (e.g., Gaṅgā-snānā, ācamana, and tīrtha-vandana) as part of dharmic observance in Narada Purana rituals.