The Description of the Greatness of the Gaṅgā
तच्छ्रुत्वा मोहिनीवाक्यं वसुः सर्वपुराणवित् । माहात्म्यं कथयामास गंगायाः पापनाशनम् ॥ ७ ॥
tacchrutvā mohinīvākyaṃ vasuḥ sarvapurāṇavit | māhātmyaṃ kathayāmāsa gaṃgāyāḥ pāpanāśanam || 7 ||
Nghe những lời quyến rũ ấy, Vasu—bậc thông suốt mọi Purāṇa—bèn bắt đầu kể về uy đức của sông Gaṅgā, đấng diệt trừ tội lỗi.
Suta (narrator) introducing Vasu’s discourse (Ganga Mahatmya section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
It marks the formal beginning of the Gaṅgā Māhātmya: the text frames Gaṅgā as pāpa-nāśinī (sin-destroying) and authorizes the teaching through Vasu, a recognized Purāṇa-knower.
Bhakti here is implied through śravaṇa (hearing) and kīrtana (narration) of a sacred glory: listening to and recounting Gaṅgā’s māhātmya becomes a devotional act that purifies the heart and supports dharmic living.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this line; it functions as an anuvāda-style narrative cue establishing pramāṇa (authority) for an upcoming tīrtha-māhātmya and its associated ritual benefits.