Shloka 96
Pūjādi-kathana — Gaṅgā Vratas, Tenfold Worship, Stotra, and Mokṣa on the Riverbank
अर्द्धोदकेन जाह्नव्यां म्रियतेऽनशनेन यः । स याति न पुनर्जन्म ब्रह्मसायुज्यमेति च ॥ ९६ ॥
arddhodakena jāhnavyāṃ mriyate'naśanena yaḥ | sa yāti na punarjanma brahmasāyujyameti ca || 96 ||
若有人在阇诃那毗（恒河）中，水至腰际而绝食舍身，便得无再生之境，并证得与梵同一的“萨尤吉亚”(sāyujya)。
Narada (teaching Tirtha-mahātmya in Uttara-bhāga context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents Gaṅgā (Jāhnavī) as a supreme tīrtha where an extreme vow—fasting unto death while immersed waist-deep—can culminate in mokṣa, described here as freedom from rebirth and brahma-sāyujya.
Though the verse speaks in the language of tīrtha and vrata, its implied bhakti is surrender: approaching Gaṅgā as sacred, undertaking austerity with faith, and offering one’s final act as dedication toward the highest reality (Brahman).
Ritual discipline (kalpa/vrata-prayoga) is implied—observing a specific vow (anaśana) at a specified sacred locus (Jāhnavī) with a defined posture/condition (arddhodaka), reflecting procedural rigor typical of vrata literature.