Shloka 6
Gaṅgā-Avataraṇa and the Naming of Gaṅgādvāra (गङ्गावतरणम्—गङ्गाद्वारप्रसिद्धिः)
गंगाद्वारं च तन्नाम प्रसिद्धमभवत्तदा । सर्वपापहरं रम्यं दर्शनान्मुनिसत्तमः
gaṃgādvāraṃ ca tannāma prasiddhamabhavattadā | sarvapāpaharaṃ ramyaṃ darśanānmunisattamaḥ
اسی وقت سے وہ مقام “گنگادوار” کے نام سے مشہور ہوا۔ اے مُنیوں کے سردار، یہ دلکش تیرتھ محض درشن سے ہی تمام پاپوں کو ہرا دیتا ہے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Sthala Purana: The place becomes famed as “Gaṅgādvāra,” the threshold where Gaṅgā is accessed for purification; mere darśana is said to destroy sins.
Significance: Darśana and tīrtha-sevā are credited with sarva-pāpa-kṣaya; a classic Purāṇic framing of tīrtha as a locus of Śiva’s grace mediated through Gaṅgā.
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches the Shiva Purana principle that certain Shaiva-connected tīrthas carry purifying power: Gaṅgādvāra is praised as a place where even simple darśana (reverent visitation) burns pāpa and turns the mind toward Shiva-oriented liberation.
In the Koṭirudrasaṃhitā’s pilgrimage context, tīrtha-glorification supports Saguna Shiva devotion: visiting Gaṅgādvāra complements Jyotirliṅga worship by preparing the devotee through purity, faith, and auspicious remembrance of Shiva’s grace linked with the Gaṅgā.
The verse highlights darśana as a practice; traditionally this is paired with Gaṅgā-snān, offering water to Shiva (jala-abhisheka), and japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with a repentant, purified intention.