Shloka 10
The Greatness of Bathing in the Ganges
Gaṅgā-snānā-mahātmya
यत्फलं जायते पुंसां दर्शने परमात्मनः । तद्भवेदेव गंगाया दर्शनाद्भक्तिभावतः ॥ १० ॥
yatphalaṃ jāyate puṃsāṃ darśane paramātmanaḥ | tadbhavedeva gaṃgāyā darśanādbhaktibhāvataḥ || 10 ||
Quả lành tâm linh nào phát sinh cho người do được trực kiến Đấng Tối Thượng Ngã—quả ấy cũng thật sự phát sinh khi chiêm ngưỡng Gaṅgā với tâm bhakti.
Sage Narada (teaching in the Uttara-Bhaga context of Tirtha-Mahatmya)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It equates the merit of seeing the Gaṅgā with the merit of direct divine vision, emphasizing that sacred tirtha-darśana becomes spiritually transformative when approached with bhakti.
The verse makes the inner attitude decisive: the same external act (darśana) yields the highest fruit specifically “from a devotional disposition” (bhakti-bhāva), teaching that devotion sanctifies and elevates pilgrimage.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is ritual-principle: tirtha-darśana and pilgrimage practices in Narada Purana are validated primarily by bhakti (devotional intent).