Shloka 22

The Greatness of Bathing in the Ganges

Gaṅgā-snānā-mahātmya

Devanagari script

मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यो विष्णुलोकं च गच्छति । कीर्तनान्मुच्यते पापाद्दर्शनान्मंगलं लभेत् ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

mucyate sarvapāpebhyo viṣṇulokaṃ ca gacchati | kīrtanānmucyate pāpāddarśanānmaṃgalaṃ labhet || 22 ||

Translation

人得解脱一切罪业，得至毗湿奴之界。以颂扬称名（kīrtana）则离罪；以圣见亲睹（darśana）则获吉祥与福祉。

Word by Word

• mucyate: is liberated / is freed
• mucyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• sarva-pāpebhyaḥ: from all sins
• sarva-pāpebhyaḥ: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (sarvāṇi pāpāni = sarvapāpāni)

• viṣṇu-lokam: Vishnu’s world
• viṣṇu-lokam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (viṣṇoḥ lokaḥ)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• gacchati: goes
• gacchati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• kīrtanāt: from (the act of) praising/chanting
• kīrtanāt: Hetu (हेतु/कारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kīrtana (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-निर्मित संज्ञा)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• mucyate: is freed
• mucyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• pāpāt: from sin
• pāpāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• darśanāt: from seeing (it)
• darśanāt: Hetu (हेतु/कारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-निर्मित संज्ञा)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• maṅgalam: auspiciousness / good fortune
• maṅgalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṅgala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• labhet: would obtain
• labhet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Nārada (in dialogue framework with Sanatkumāra tradition; verse states the फलश्रुति-style result)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It teaches a direct bhakti-based फल (result): kīrtana purifies sins, darśana grants auspiciousness, and sustained devotion culminates in attaining Viṣṇuloka.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Bhakti is shown as accessible practice through kīrtana (praise/chanting) and darśana (sacred encounter with the deity or holy manifestation), emphasizing grace-led purification and liberation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Not a Vedāṅga-technical passage; it highlights practical sādhana—kīrtana and darśana—as devotional disciplines used within Purāṇic ritual culture (stotra, nāma-saṅkīrtana, temple/tīrtha darśana).