The Description of the Greatness of the Gaṅgā
इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे मोहिनीवसुसंवादे गंगामाहात्म्यवर्णनं नामाष्टत्रिंशत्तमोऽध्यायः ॥ ३८ ॥
iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇottarabhāge mohinīvasusaṃvāde gaṃgāmāhātmyavarṇanaṃ nāmāṣṭatriṃśattamo'dhyāyaḥ || 38 ||
Như vậy kết thúc chương thứ ba mươi tám, mang tên “Miêu tả sự vĩ đại của sông Gaṅgā”, thuộc Uttarabhāga của Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa, trong cuộc đối thoại giữa Mohinī và Vasu.
Narrator/Colophon (textual closure; dialogue context: Mohinī and a Vasu)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
This is a colophon verse marking the completion of Adhyaya 38, formally sealing the Gaṅgā-māhātmya teaching as a distinct unit of sacred instruction within the Narada Purana’s Uttara-Bhaga.
While it does not give a direct bhakti injunction, it frames the Gaṅgā’s greatness as a devotional topic (māhātmya) to be heard and remembered—core bhakti practices of śravaṇa (hearing) and smaraṇa (remembrance).
The verse reflects Purāṇic anukramaṇikā-style structure: precise sectioning by book (uttarabhāga), dialogue frame (saṃvāda), and chapter title—useful for textual indexing, recitation cataloging, and archival referencing rather than a specific Vedāṅga technique.