Narada Purana — Uttara Bhaga — Chapter 38
NarP 2 38.1
वसिष्टं उवाच स वसुर्नृपशार्दूल मोहिनीं याज्यकामिनीम् । उवाच श्लक्ष्णया वाचा सर्वलोकहिते रतः
vasiṣṭaṃ uvāca sa vasurnṛpaśārdūla mohinīṃ yājyakāminīm / uvāca ślakṣṇayā vācā sarvalokahite rataḥ
Vasiṣṭha said: That Vasu, O tiger among men, devoted to the welfare of all the worlds, spoke with gentle speech to Mohinī, the woman for whom he sacrificed:
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NarP 2 38.2
वसुरुवाच शृणु मोहिनी वक्ष्यामि तीर्थानां लक्षणं पृथक् । येन विज्ञातमात्रेण पापिनां गतिरुत्तमा
vasuruvāca śṛṇu mohinī vakṣyāmi tīrthānāṃ lakṣaṇaṃ pṛthak / yena vijñātamātreṇa pāpināṃ gatiruttamā
Vasu said: Listen, Mohinī, I shall declare the characteristics of the sacred fords one by one, by merely knowing which sinners attain the highest course.
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NarP 2 38.3
सर्वेषामपि तीर्थानां श्रेष्ठा गंमा धरातले । न तस्या सदृशं किञ्चिद्विद्यते पापनाशनम्
sarveṣāmapi tīrthānāṃ śreṣṭhā gaṃmā dharātale / na tasyā sadṛśaṃ kiñcidvidyate pāpanāśanam
Of all the sacred fords, the Gaṅgā is the best upon the earth; there is nothing equal to her in destroying sin.
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NarP 2 38.4
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य वसोः स्वस्य पुरोधसः । प्रणता मोहिनी प्राह गङ्गास्नानकृतादरा
tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya vasoḥ svasya purodhasaḥ / praṇatā mohinī prāha gaṅgāsnānakṛtādarā
Hearing that speech of Vasu, her own family priest, Mohinī, bowing, spoke, having conceived reverence for bathing in the Gaṅgā.
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NarP 2 38.5
मोहिन्युवाच भगवन्वाडवश्रेष्ठ गङ्गामाहात्म्यमुत्तमम् । सर्वेषां च पुराणानां संमतं वद सांप्रतम्
mohinyuvāca bhagavanvāḍavaśreṣṭha gaṅgāmāhātmyamuttamam / sarveṣāṃ ca purāṇānāṃ saṃmataṃ vada sāṃpratam
Mohinī said: Reverend one, best of brahmins, tell me now the excellent greatness of the Gaṅgā, as accepted by all the Purāṇas.
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NarP 2 38.6
श्रुत्वा माहात्म्यमतुलं गङ्गायाः पापनाशनम् । पश्चात्पापविनाशिन्यां स्नातुं यास्ये त्वया सह
śrutvā māhātmyamatulaṃ gaṅgāyāḥ pāpanāśanam / paścātpāpavināśinyāṃ snātuṃ yāsye tvayā saha
Having heard the incomparable, sin-destroying greatness of the Gaṅgā, afterwards I shall go with you to bathe in her who destroys sin.
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NarP 2 38.7
तच्छ्रुत्वा मोहिनीवाक्यं वसुः सर्वपुराणवित् । माहात्म्यं कथयामास गङ्गायाः पापनाशनम्
tacchrutvā mohinīvākyaṃ vasuḥ sarvapurāṇavit / māhātmyaṃ kathayāmāsa gaṅgāyāḥ pāpanāśanam
Hearing that speech of Mohinī, Vasu, who knew all the Purāṇas, related the sin-destroying greatness of the Gaṅgā.
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NarP 2 38.8
वसुरुवाच ते देशास्ते जनपदास्ते शैला स्ते ऽपि चाश्रमाः । येषां भागीरथी पुण्या समीपे वर्तते सदा
vasuruvāca te deśāste janapadāste śailā ste 'pi cāśramāḥ / yeṣāṃ bhāgīrathī puṇyā samīpe vartate sadā
Vasu said: Blessed are those countries, those districts, those mountains, and those hermitages too, near which the holy Bhāgīrathī ever flows.
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NarP 2 38.9
तपसा ब्रह्मचर्येण यज्ञैस्त्यागेन वा पुनः । तां गतिं न लभेज्जन्तुर्गङ्गां संसेव्य यां लभेत्
tapasā brahmacaryeṇa yajñaistyāgena vā punaḥ / tāṃ gatiṃ na labhejjanturgaṅgāṃ saṃsevya yāṃ labhet
By austerity, by chastity, by sacrifices, or again by giving, a creature would not gain that course which he would gain by serving the Gaṅgā.
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NarP 2 38.11
तिष्ठेद्युगसहस्रं तु पादेनैकेन यः पुमान् । मासमेकं तु गङ्गायां स्नातस्तुल्यफलावुभौ
tiṣṭhedyugasahasraṃ tu pādenaikena yaḥ pumān / māsamekaṃ tu gaṅgāyāṃ snātastulyaphalāvubhau
A man who might stand for a thousand yugas on one foot, and one who has bathed in the Gaṅgā for a single month — the two have equal fruit.
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NarP 2 38.12
तिष्ठेतार्वाक्छिरा यस्तु युगानामयुतं पुमान् । तिष्ठेद्यथेष्टं यश्चापि गङ्गायां स विशिष्यते
tiṣṭhetārvākchirā yastu yugānāmayutaṃ pumān / tiṣṭhedyatheṣṭaṃ yaścāpi gaṅgāyāṃ sa viśiṣyate
Whatever man might stand head-downward for ten thousand yugas, and whoever might stay in the Gaṅgā as long as he pleases — the latter is superior.
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NarP 2 38.13
भूतानामिह सर्वेषां दुःखोपहतचेतसाम् । गतिमन्वेषमाणानां न गङ्गासदृशी गतिः
bhūtānāmiha sarveṣāṃ duḥkhopahatacetasām / gatimanveṣamāṇānāṃ na gaṅgāsadṛśī gatiḥ
For all beings here, their minds stricken by suffering and seeking a refuge, there is no refuge like the Gaṅgā.
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NarP 2 38.14
प्रकृष्टैः पातकैर् घोरैः पापिनः पुरुषाधमान् । प्रसह्य तारयेद्गुङ्गा गच्छतो निरये ऽशुचौ
prakṛṣṭaiḥ pātakair ghoraiḥ pāpinaḥ puruṣādhamān / prasahya tārayedguṅgā gacchato niraye 'śucau
Sinners, the lowest of men, going to the foul hell through great and terrible crimes — the Gaṅgā forcibly carries them across.
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NarP 2 38.15
ते समानास्तु मुनिभिर्नूनं देवैः सवासवैः । ये ऽभिगच्छन्ति सततं गङ्गामभिमतां सुरैः
te samānāstu munibhirnūnaṃ devaiḥ savāsavaiḥ / ye 'bhigacchanti satataṃ gaṅgāmabhimatāṃ suraiḥ
Surely those are equal to the sages and to the gods together with Vāsava, who constantly resort to the Gaṅgā, cherished by the gods.
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NarP 2 38.16
अन्धाञ्जडान्द्रव्यहीनांश्च गङ्गा संपावयेद्बृहती विश्वरूपा । देवैः सेंद्रैर्मुनिभिर्मानवैश्च निषेविता सर्वकालं समृद्ध्ये
andhāñjaḍāndravyahīnāṃśca gaṅgā saṃpāvayedbṛhatī viśvarūpā / devaiḥ seṃdrairmunibhirmānavaiśca niṣevitā sarvakālaṃ samṛddhye
The Gaṅgā, great and of universal form, wholly purifies the blind, the dull, and the destitute; served at all times by the gods with Indra, by sages and by men, she (works) for (their) prosperity.
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NarP 2 38.17
पक्षादौ कृष्णपक्षे तु भूमौ संनिहिता भवेत् । यावत्पुण्या ह्यमावास्या दिनानि दश मोहिनि
pakṣādau kṛṣṇapakṣe tu bhūmau saṃnihitā bhavet / yāvatpuṇyā hyamāvāsyā dināni daśa mohini
At the beginning of the fortnight, in the dark fortnight, she is present on the earth; (and) for the ten days up to the holy new-moon day, O Mohinī.
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NarP 2 38.18
शुक्लप्रतिपदादेश्च दिनानि दश संख्यया । पाताले सन्निधानं तु कुरुते स्वयमेव हि
śuklapratipadādeśca dināni daśa saṃkhyayā / pātāle sannidhānaṃ tu kurute svayameva hi
And for ten days in number beginning from the first day of the bright fortnight, she of herself makes her presence in the netherworld.
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NarP 2 38.19
आरभ्य शुक्लैकादश्या दिनानि दश यानि तु । पञ्चम्यं तानि सा स्वर्गे भवेत्सन्निहिता सदा
ārabhya śuklaikādaśyā dināni daśa yāni tu / pañcamyaṃ tāni sā svarge bhavetsannihitā sadā
And the ten days beginning from the bright eleventh — on the fifth of them (?) she is ever present in heaven.
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NarP 2 38.20
कृते तु सर्वतीर्थानि त्रेतायां पुष्करं परम् । द्वापरे तु कुरुक्षेत्रं कलौ गङ्गा विशिष्यते
kṛte tu sarvatīrthāni tretāyāṃ puṣkaraṃ param / dvāpare tu kurukṣetraṃ kalau gaṅgā viśiṣyate
In the Kṛta age all the sacred fords (are supreme), in the Tretā Puṣkara is highest, in the Dvāpara Kurukṣetra, but in the Kali the Gaṅgā is the most excellent.
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NarP 2 38.21
कलौ तु सर्वतीर्थानि स्वं स्वं वीर्यं स्वभावतः । गङ्गायां प्रतिमुञ्चन्ति सा तु देवी न कुत्रचित्
kalau tu sarvatīrthāni svaṃ svaṃ vīryaṃ svabhāvataḥ / gaṅgāyāṃ pratimuñcanti sā tu devī na kutracit
But in the Kali age all the sacred fords, of their own nature, release each its own potency into the Gaṅgā; but that goddess (does so) nowhere.
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NarP 2 38.22
गङ्गांभः कणदिग्धस्य वायोः संस्पर्शनादपि । पापशीला अपि नराः परां गतिमवाप्नुयुः
gaṅgāṃbhaḥ kaṇadigdhasya vāyoḥ saṃsparśanādapi / pāpaśīlā api narāḥ parāṃ gatimavāpnuyuḥ
Even from the touch of a wind smeared with a droplet of Gaṅgā water, men, though of sinful character, would attain the highest course.
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NarP 2 38.23
यो ऽसौ सर्वगतो विष्णुश्चित्स्वरूपी जनार्दनः । स एव द्रवरूपेण गङ्गांभो नात्र संशयः
yo 'sau sarvagato viṣṇuścitsvarūpī janārdanaḥ / sa eva dravarūpeṇa gaṅgāṃbho nātra saṃśayaḥ
That all-pervading Viṣṇu, Janārdana, whose nature is consciousness — he himself, in liquid form, is the water of the Gaṅgā; there is no doubt of this.
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NarP 2 38.24
ब्रह्महा गुरुडा गोघ्नः स्तेयी च गुरुतल्पगः । गङ्गांभसा च पूयन्ते नात्र कार्या विचारणा
brahmahā guruḍā goghnaḥ steyī ca gurutalpagaḥ / gaṅgāṃbhasā ca pūyante nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
The slayer of a brahmin, the killer of a teacher, the killer of a cow, the thief, and he who defiles his guru's bed — they are purified by the water of the Gaṅgā; no deliberation need be made about this.
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NarP 2 38.25
क्षेत्रस्थमृद्धृतं वापि शीतमुष्णमथापि वा । गाङ्गेयं तु हरेत्तोयं पापमामरणान्तिकम्
kṣetrasthamṛddhṛtaṃ vāpi śītamuṣṇamathāpi vā / gāṅgeyaṃ tu harettoyaṃ pāpamāmaraṇāntikam
Whether standing in a field or drawn up (from it), whether cold or hot, the water of the Gaṅgā carries away the sin (accumulated) up to the moment of death.
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NarP 2 38.26
वर्ज्यं पर्युषितं तोयं वर्ज्यं पुर्युषितं दलम् । न वर्ज्यं जाह्नवीतोयं न वर्ज्यं तुलसीदलम्
varjyaṃ paryuṣitaṃ toyaṃ varjyaṃ puryuṣitaṃ dalam / na varjyaṃ jāhnavītoyaṃ na varjyaṃ tulasīdalam
Water kept overnight is to be avoided, a (tulasī) leaf kept overnight is to be avoided; but the water of the Jāhnavī is not to be avoided, nor is the tulasī leaf.
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NarP 2 38.27
मेरोः सुवर्णस्य च सर्वरत्नैः संख्योपलानामुदकस्य वापि । गङ्गाजलानां न तु शक्तिरस्ति वक्तुं गुणाख्यापरिमाणमत्र
meroḥ suvarṇasya ca sarvaratnaiḥ saṃkhyopalānāmudakasya vāpi / gaṅgājalānāṃ na tu śaktirasti vaktuṃ guṇākhyāparimāṇamatra
There may be a counting of Meru's gold together with all its jewels, or of pebbles, or of (drops of) water; but here there is no power to state the measure of the qualities of the Gaṅgā's waters.
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NarP 2 38.28
तीर्थयात्राविधिं कृत्स्नमकुर्वाणो ऽपि यो नरः । गङ्गातोयस्य माहात्म्यात्सो ऽप्यत्र फलभाग्भवेत्
tīrthayātrāvidhiṃ kṛtsnamakurvāṇo 'pi yo naraḥ / gaṅgātoyasya māhātmyātso 'pyatra phalabhāgbhavet
Even a man who does not perform the whole prescribed rite of pilgrimage — he too, by the greatness of the Gaṅgā's water, becomes a sharer in the fruit here.
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NarP 2 38.29
चिन्तामणिगुणाच्चापि गङ्गायास्तोयबिन्दवः । विशिष्टा यत्प्रयच्छन्ति भक्तेभ्यो वाञ्छितं फलम्
cintāmaṇiguṇāccāpi gaṅgāyāstoyabindavaḥ / viśiṣṭā yatprayacchanti bhaktebhyo vāñchitaṃ phalam
The drops of the Gaṅgā's water are superior even to the property of the wish-granting gem, since they grant to the devoted the desired fruit.
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NarP 2 38.30
गण्डूषमात्रतो भक्त्या सकूद्गङ्गांभसा नरः । कामधेनु स्तनोद्भूतान्भुङ्क्ते दिव्यरसान्दिवि
gaṇḍūṣamātrato bhaktyā sakūdgaṅgāṃbhasā naraḥ / kāmadhenu stanodbhūtānbhuṅkte divyarasāndivi
By just a mouthful of Gaṅgā water (taken) once with devotion, a man enjoys in heaven the divine liquids that spring from the udder of the wish-cow.
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NarP 2 38.31
शालग्रामशिलायां यस्तु गङ्गाजलं क्षिपेत् । अपहत्य तमस्तीव्रं भाति सूर्यो यथोदये
śālagrāmaśilāyāṃ yastu gaṅgājalaṃ kṣipet / apahatya tamastīvraṃ bhāti sūryo yathodaye
He who places Gaṅgā water upon a Śālagrāma stone shines, having dispelled thick darkness, as the sun does at its rising.
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NarP 2 38.32
मनोवाक्कायजैर्ग्रस्तः पापैर्बहुविधैरपि । वीक्ष्य गङ्गां भवेत्पूतः पुरुषो नात्र संशयः
manovākkāyajairgrastaḥ pāpairbahuvidhairapi / vīkṣya gaṅgāṃ bhavetpūtaḥ puruṣo nātra saṃśayaḥ
Even a man seized by manifold sins born of mind, speech and body becomes pure upon beholding the Gaṅgā; there is no doubt of this.
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NarP 2 38.33
गङ्गातोयाभिषिक्तां तु भिक्षामश्नाति यः सदा । सर्पवत्कञ्चुकं मुक्त्वा पापहीनो भवेत्स वै
gaṅgātoyābhiṣiktāṃ tu bhikṣāmaśnāti yaḥ sadā / sarpavatkañcukaṃ muktvā pāpahīno bhavetsa vai
He who always eats alms sprinkled with Gaṅgā water becomes free of sin, as a snake sheds its skin.
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NarP 2 38.34
हिमवद्विन्ध्यसदृशा राशयः पापकर्मणाम् । गङ्गांभसा विनश्यन्ति विष्णुभक्त्या यथापदः
himavadvindhyasadṛśā rāśayaḥ pāpakarmaṇām / gaṅgāṃbhasā vinaśyanti viṣṇubhaktyā yathāpadaḥ
Heaps of sinful deeds like the Himālaya or the Vindhya perish by the water of the Gaṅgā, as misfortunes do by devotion to Viṣṇu.
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NarP 2 38.35
प्रवेशमात्रे गङ्गायां स्नानार्थं भक्तितो नृणाम् । ब्रह्महत्यादिपापानि हाहेत्युक्त्वा प्रयान्त्यलम्
praveśamātre gaṅgāyāṃ snānārthaṃ bhaktito nṛṇām / brahmahatyādipāpāni hāhetyuktvā prayāntyalam
At the mere entry of men into the Gaṅgā with devotion for the sake of bathing, sins such as the slaying of a brahmin cry 'Alas!' and depart entirely.
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NarP 2 38.36
गङ्गातीरे वसेन्नित्यं गङ्गातोयं पिबेत्सदा । यः पुमान्स विमुच्येत पातकैः पूर्वसंचितैः
gaṅgātīre vasennityaṃ gaṅgātoyaṃ pibetsadā / yaḥ pumānsa vimucyeta pātakaiḥ pūrvasaṃcitaiḥ
The man who would dwell always on the bank of the Gaṅgā and always drink the Gaṅgā's water — he is released from the sins heaped up before.
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NarP 2 38.37
यो वै गङ्गां समाश्रित्य नित्यं तिष्ठति निर्भयः । स एव देवैर्मर्त्यैश्च पूजनीयो महर्षिभिः
yo vai gaṅgāṃ samāśritya nityaṃ tiṣṭhati nirbhayaḥ / sa eva devairmartyaiśca pūjanīyo maharṣibhiḥ
He who, taking refuge with the Gaṅgā, remains there always without fear — he indeed is to be honoured by gods, by mortals, and by the great sages.
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NarP 2 38.38
किमष्टाङ्गेन योगेन किं तपोभिः किमध्वरैः । वास एव हि गङ्गायां सर्वतो ऽपि विशिष्यते
kimaṣṭāṅgena yogena kiṃ tapobhiḥ kimadhvaraiḥ / vāsa eva hi gaṅgāyāṃ sarvato 'pi viśiṣyate
What need of eightfold yoga, what of austerities, what of sacrifices? Dwelling at the Gaṅgā alone is more excellent than everything.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 38.39
किं यज्ञैर्बहुभिर्जाप्यैः किं तपोभिर्धनार्पणैः । स्वर्गमोक्षप्रदा गङ्गा सुखसेव्या यतः स्थिता
kiṃ yajñairbahubhirjāpyaiḥ kiṃ tapobhirdhanārpaṇaiḥ / svargamokṣapradā gaṅgā sukhasevyā yataḥ sthitā
What need of many sacrifices and recitations, what of austerities and gifts of wealth, since the Gaṅgā, granting heaven and liberation, easy to serve, stands (at hand)?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 38.40
यज्ञैर्यमैश्च नियमैर्दानैः संन्यासतो ऽपि वा । न तत्फलमवाप्रोति गङ्गां सेव्य यदाप्नुयात्
yajñairyamaiśca niyamairdānaiḥ saṃnyāsato 'pi vā / na tatphalamavāproti gaṅgāṃ sevya yadāpnuyāt
By sacrifices, restraints, observances, gifts, or even by renunciation, one does not obtain that fruit which one would gain by serving the Gaṅgā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 38.41
प्रभासे गोसहस्त्रेण राहुग्रस्ते दिवाकरे । यत्फलं लभते मर्त्यो गङ्गायां तद्दिनेन वै
prabhāse gosahastreṇa rāhugraste divākare / yatphalaṃ labhate martyo gaṅgāyāṃ taddinena vai
The fruit a mortal gains at Prabhāsa by (giving) a thousand cows when the sun is seized by Rāhu — that (he gains) at the Gaṅgā in a single day.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 38.42
अन्योपायांश्च यस्त्यक्त्वा मीक्षकामः सुनिश्चितः । गङ्गातीरे सुखं तिष्ठेत्स वै मोक्षस्य भाजनम्
anyopāyāṃśca yastyaktvā mīkṣakāmaḥ suniścitaḥ / gaṅgātīre sukhaṃ tiṣṭhetsa vai mokṣasya bhājanam
He who, abandoning other means, desiring liberation and firmly resolved, dwells happily on the Gaṅgā's bank — he indeed is a vessel of liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 38.43
वाराणस्यां विशेषण गङ्गा सद्यस्तु मोक्षदा । प्रतिमासं चतुर्दश्यामष्टम्यां चैव सर्वदा
vārāṇasyāṃ viśeṣaṇa gaṅgā sadyastu mokṣadā / pratimāsaṃ caturdaśyāmaṣṭamyāṃ caiva sarvadā
In Vārāṇasī especially, the Gaṅgā grants liberation at once; every month on the fourteenth and on the eighth, and indeed always.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 38.44
गङ्गातीरे निवासश्च यावज्जीवं च सिद्धिदः । कृच्छ्राणि सर्वदा कृत्वा यत्फलं सुखमश्नुते
gaṅgātīre nivāsaśca yāvajjīvaṃ ca siddhidaḥ / kṛcchrāṇi sarvadā kṛtvā yatphalaṃ sukhamaśnute
And dwelling on the bank of the Gaṅgā for as long as life lasts grants success; whatever fruit (comes) from performing the arduous penances always, that he obtains with ease.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 38.45
सदा चान्द्रायणं चैव तल्लभेज्जाह्नवीतटे । गङ्गासेवापरस्येह दिवसार्द्धेन यत्फलम्
sadā cāndrāyaṇaṃ caiva tallabhejjāhnavītaṭe / gaṅgāsevāparasyeha divasārddhena yatphalam
And the perpetual cāndrāyaṇa (fast) — that he would obtain (by dwelling) on the bank of the Jāhnavī; whatever fruit here (accrues) in half a day to one devoted to serving the Gaṅgā —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 2 38.46
न तच्छक्यं ब्रह्मसुते प्राप्तुं क्रतुशतैरपि । सर्वयज्ञतपोदानयोगस्वाध्यायकर्मभिः
na tacchakyaṃ brahmasute prāptuṃ kratuśatairapi / sarvayajñatapodānayogasvādhyāyakarmabhiḥ
that, O son of Brahmā, cannot be attained even by a hundred sacrifices, nor by all the rites of sacrifice, austerity, giving, yoga and private recitation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 38.47
यत्फलं तल्लभेद्भक्त्या गङ्गातीरनिवासतः । यत्पुण्यं सत्यवचनैर्नैष्ठिकब्रह्मचारिणाम्
yatphalaṃ tallabhedbhaktyā gaṅgātīranivāsataḥ / yatpuṇyaṃ satyavacanairnaiṣṭhikabrahmacāriṇām
Whatever fruit (there is), that he obtains through devotion, by dwelling on the bank of the Gaṅgā; whatever merit (belongs) to those who speak truth and to lifelong celibate students,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 38.48
यदग्निहोत्रिणां पुण्यं तत्तु गङ्गानिवासतः । समातृपितृदाराणां कुलकोटिमनन्तकम्
yadagnihotriṇāṃ puṇyaṃ tattu gaṅgānivāsataḥ / samātṛpitṛdārāṇāṃ kulakoṭimanantakam
whatever merit (belongs) to the maintainers of the fire-offering — that (comes) from dwelling at the Gaṅgā; (and it extends) endlessly to a crore of one's family together with mother, fathers and wife.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 2 38.49
गङ्गाभक्तिस्तारयते संसारार्णवतो ध्रुवम् । संतोषः परमैश्वर्यं तत्त्वज्ञानं सुखात्मनाम्
gaṅgābhaktistārayate saṃsārārṇavato dhruvam / saṃtoṣaḥ paramaiśvaryaṃ tattvajñānaṃ sukhātmanām
Devotion to the Gaṅgā surely carries (one) across from the ocean of transmigration; contentment, supreme sovereignty, and knowledge of reality (belong) to those whose selves are at ease.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 38.50
विनयाचारसंपत्तिर्गङ्गाभक्तस्य जायते । कृतकृत्यो भवेन्मर्त्यो गङ्गां प्राप्यैव केवलम्
vinayācārasaṃpattirgaṅgābhaktasya jāyate / kṛtakṛtyo bhavenmartyo gaṅgāṃ prāpyaiva kevalam
An abundance of modesty and good conduct arises for the devotee of the Gaṅgā; a mortal becomes one who has accomplished his task merely by reaching the Gaṅgā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 38.51
तद्भक्तस्तत्परश्च स्यान्मृतो वापि न संशयः । भक्त्या तज्जलसंस्पर्शी तज्जलं पिबते च यः
tadbhaktastatparaśca syānmṛto vāpi na saṃśayaḥ / bhaktyā tajjalasaṃsparśī tajjalaṃ pibate ca yaḥ
Whether he be her devotee and intent upon her, or even dead, there is no doubt (of it); and he who with devotion touches her water and drinks her water —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 2 38.52
अनायासेन हि नरो मोक्षो पायं स विन्दति । दीक्षितः सर्वयज्ञेषु सोमपानं दिने दिने
anāyāsena hi naro mokṣo pāyaṃ sa vindati / dīkṣitaḥ sarvayajñeṣu somapānaṃ dine dine
that man indeed obtains the means of liberation without effort; (as if) consecrated in all the sacrifices, drinking soma day after day.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 2 38.53
सर्वाणि यंषां गङ्गायास्तोयैः कृत्यानि सर्वदा । देहं त्यक्त्वा नरास्ते तु मोदन्ते शिवसन्निधौ
sarvāṇi yaṃṣāṃ gaṅgāyāstoyaiḥ kṛtyāni sarvadā / dehaṃ tyaktvā narāste tu modante śivasannidhau
Those men whose every rite is always (performed) with the waters of the Gaṅgā — they, having left the body, rejoice in the presence of Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 38.54
देवाः सोमार्कसंस्थानि यथा शक्रादयो मुखैः । अमृतान्युपभुञ्जन्ति तथा गङ्गाजलं नराः
devāḥ somārkasaṃsthāni yathā śakrādayo mukhaiḥ / amṛtānyupabhuñjanti tathā gaṅgājalaṃ narāḥ
Just as the gods, Śakra and the rest, consume with their mouths the nectars residing in the moon and the sun, so do men (consume) the water of the Gaṅgā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 38.55
कन्यादानैश्च विधिवद्भूमिदानैश्च भक्तितः । अन्नदानैश्च गोदानैः स्वर्णदानादिभिस्तथा
kanyādānaiśca vidhivadbhūmidānaiśca bhaktitaḥ / annadānaiśca godānaiḥ svarṇadānādibhistathā
By gifts of a maiden made according to rule, by gifts of land made with devotion, by gifts of food, by gifts of cows, and likewise by gifts of gold and the rest,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 38.56
रथाश्वगजदानैश्च यत्पुण्यं परिकीर्तितम् । ततः शतगुणं पुण्यं गङ्गांभश्चुलुकाशनात्
rathāśvagajadānaiśca yatpuṇyaṃ parikīrtitam / tataḥ śataguṇaṃ puṇyaṃ gaṅgāṃbhaśculukāśanāt
and by gifts of chariots, horses and elephants — whatever merit is proclaimed (for these), a merit a hundred times greater than that (comes) from consuming a palmful of the Gaṅgā's water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 38.57
चान्द्रायणसहस्राणां यत्फलं परिकीर्तितम् । ततो ऽधिकफलं गङ्गातोयपानादवाप्यते
cāndrāyaṇasahasrāṇāṃ yatphalaṃ parikīrtitam / tato 'dhikaphalaṃ gaṅgātoyapānādavāpyate
Whatever fruit is proclaimed for thousands of cāndrāyaṇa observances — a fruit greater than that is obtained from drinking the water of the Gaṅgā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 38.58
गण्डूषमात्रपाने तु अश्वमेधफलं लभेत् । स्वच्छन्दं यः पिबेदंभस्तस्य मुक्तिः करे स्थिता
gaṇḍūṣamātrapāne tu aśvamedhaphalaṃ labhet / svacchandaṃ yaḥ pibedaṃbhastasya muktiḥ kare sthitā
By drinking merely a mouthful he would gain the fruit of a horse-sacrifice; for one who drinks the water at will, liberation rests in his hand.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 38.59
त्रिभिः सारस्वतं तोयं सप्तभिस्त्वथ यामुनम् । नार्मदं दशभिर्मासैर्गाङ्गं वर्षेण जीर्यति
tribhiḥ sārasvataṃ toyaṃ saptabhistvatha yāmunam / nārmadaṃ daśabhirmāsairgāṅgaṃ varṣeṇa jīryati
The water of the Sarasvatī is digested in three months, that of the Yamunā in seven, that of the Narmadā in ten, that of the Gaṅgā in a year.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 38.60
शास्त्रेणाकृततोयानां मृतानां क्वापि देहनाम् । तदुत्तरफलावाप्तिर्गङ्गायामस्थियोगतः
śāstreṇākṛtatoyānāṃ mṛtānāṃ kvāpi dehanām / taduttaraphalāvāptirgaṅgāyāmasthiyogataḥ
For those dead whose bodies anywhere have not had the water-rites performed according to the scripture, the attainment of a fruit higher than that (comes) by placing the bones in the Gaṅgā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 2 38.61
चान्द्रायणसहस्रं तु यश्चरेत्कायशोधनम् । यः पिबेत्तु यथेष्ठं हि गङ्गाम्भः स विशिष्यते
cāndrāyaṇasahasraṃ tu yaścaretkāyaśodhanam / yaḥ pibettu yatheṣṭhaṃ hi gaṅgāmbhaḥ sa viśiṣyate
He who would perform a thousand cāndrāyaṇas as a purification of the body, and he who drinks the Gaṅgā's water as much as he wishes — the latter is superior.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 38.62
गङ्गां पश्यति यः स्तौति स्नाति भक्त्या पिबेज्जलम् । स स्वर्गं ज्ञानममलं योगं मोक्षं च विन्दति
gaṅgāṃ paśyati yaḥ stauti snāti bhaktyā pibejjalam / sa svargaṃ jñānamamalaṃ yogaṃ mokṣaṃ ca vindati
He who looks upon the Gaṅgā, praises her, bathes, and with devotion drinks her water, he gains heaven, spotless knowledge, yoga, and liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 38.63
यस्तु सूर्य्यांशुनिष्टप्तं गाङ्गेयं पिबते जलम् । गोमूत्रयावकाहाराद्गाङ्गपानं विशिष्यते
yastu sūryyāṃśuniṣṭaptaṃ gāṅgeyaṃ pibate jalam / gomūtrayāvakāhārādgāṅgapānaṃ viśiṣyate
But (as for) him who drinks Ganges water heated by the sun's rays — drinking Ganges water is more excellent than living on a diet of cow's urine and barley-gruel.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain