Tirthakanda 17.p59

17.p59

śrutā'bhilapitā dṛṣṭvā spṛṣṭvā pītā'vagāhitā || gaṅgā tārayate puṃsābhubhau vaṃśau viśeṣataḥ | darśanāt sparśanāt snānāt tathā gaṅgeti kīrtanāt || punātyapuṇyān puruṣān śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ | ya icchet saphalaṃ janma jīvitaṃ śrutameva ca | sa pitṝṃstarpayedgaṅgāmabhigamya surāṃstathā || na sutairna ca vittena karmaṇā na ca tat phalam | prāpnuyāt puruṣo'tyantaṃ gaṅgāṃ prāpto yadāpnuyāt || jātyandhairiha tulyāste mūkaiḥ paṅgubhireva ca | samarthā yena paśyanti gaṅgāṃ puṇyajalāṃ śubhām || bhūtabhavyabhaviṣyajñairmaharṣibhirupasthitām | devaiḥ sendraiśca ko gaṅgāṃ nopaseveta mānavaḥ || vānaprasthairgṛhasthaiśca yatibhirbrahmacāribhiḥ | vidyāvadbhiḥ śritāṃ gaṅgāṃ pumān ko nāma nā''śrayet || utkāmadbhiśca yat prāṇaiḥ prayataḥ śiṣṭasammataḥ | cintayenmanasā gaṅgāṃ sa gatiṃ paramāṃ labhet || na bhayebhyo bhayaṃ tasya na pāpebhyo na rājataḥ | ādehapatanādgaṅgāmupāste yaḥ pumāniha || tathā— tadbhāvastadgatamanāstanniṣṭhastatparāyaṇaḥ | gaṅgāṃ yo'nugato bhaktyā sa tasyāḥ priyatāṃ vrajet || bhūsthaiḥ khasthairdivasthaiśca bhūtairuccāvacairapi | ²gaṅgā'vagāhyā satatametatkāryasamaṃ satām