The Greatness of the Gaṅgā (Gaṅgā-māhātmya): Saudāsa/Kalmāṣapāda’s Curse and Release
क्षुत्पिपासापरो नित्यमन्तस्तापेन पीडितः । जगत्रासकरो नित्यं मांसाशनपरायणः ॥ ८२ ॥
kṣutpipāsāparo nityamantastāpena pīḍitaḥ | jagatrāsakaro nityaṃ māṃsāśanaparāyaṇaḥ || 82 ||
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Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka (fear)
Secondary Rasa: karuna (compassion)
It identifies a tamasic, adharma-driven disposition: compulsive sense-craving (hunger/thirst), inner burning (antaḥ-tāpa), and conduct that harms others—showing how such traits bind one to suffering and fearfulness.
By contrast: bhakti is supported by self-restraint and compassion; abandoning fear-causing habits and gross cravings makes the mind fit for remembrance of Bhagavan and sattvic devotion.
A dharma-focused takeaway rather than a technical Vedanga: it stresses ethical discipline (yama-like restraint, especially ahiṃsā) as a practical foundation for purification and higher spiritual practice.