Shloka 83
Pūjādi-kathana — Gaṅgā Vratas, Tenfold Worship, Stotra, and Mokṣa on the Riverbank
गंगा मे सर्वतो भूयात्त्वयि गंगेऽस्तु मे स्थितिः । आदौ त्वमंते मध्ये च सर्वा त्वं गांगते शिवे ॥ ८३ ॥
gaṃgā me sarvato bhūyāttvayi gaṃge'stu me sthitiḥ | ādau tvamaṃte madhye ca sarvā tvaṃ gāṃgate śive || 83 ||
گنگا مجھے ہر طرف سے گھیرے رہے؛ اے گنگے، میری ٹھہراؤ تیری ہی آغوش میں ہو۔ ابتدا میں، انتہا میں اور درمیان میں بھی تو ہی ہے؛ اے شیوے، اے گانگتے، تو ہی سب کچھ ہے۔
Narrator (Suta) recounting the Ganga-mahatmya section of the Narada Purana
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It is a prayer of complete refuge in Gaṅgā—seeking her protective presence everywhere and affirming that she pervades one’s entire spiritual journey (beginning, middle, and end) as a purifier and liberator.
The verse expresses bhakti through śaraṇāgati (surrender): the devotee asks to “abide in” Gaṅgā and treats her as the all-pervading support, turning remembrance and dependence into a continuous devotional practice.
No specific Vedāṅga technical teaching is stated; the practical takeaway is ritual application—recitation as a tirtha-prārthanā during Gaṅgā-snānā (sacred bathing) or before pilgrimage acts for purification and protection.