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Ganges (BG)

Expressions researched:
"Bhagirathi" |"Bhogavati" |"Celestial river" |"Ganges" |"Jahnavi" |"Mandakini" |"Mother Ganga" |"Visnupadi" |"ganga"

Bhagavad-gita As It Is

BG Preface and Introduction

BG Introduction:

"One may cleanse himself daily by taking a bath in water, but if one takes a bath even once in the sacred Ganges water of Bhagavad-gītā, for him the dirt of material life is altogether vanquished." (Gītā-māhātmya 3)

BG Introduction:

"One who drinks the water of the Ganges attains salvation, so what to speak of one who drinks the nectar of Bhagavad-gītā? Bhagavad-gītā is the essential nectar of the Mahābhārata, and it is spoken by Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself, the original Viṣṇu." (Gītā-māhātmya 5)

BG Introduction:

Bhagavad-gītā comes from the mouth of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and the Ganges is said to emanate from the lotus feet of the Lord.

BG Introduction:

Of course, there is no difference between the mouth and the feet of the Supreme Lord, but from an impartial study we can appreciate that Bhagavad-gītā is even more important than the water of the Ganges.

BG Chapters 1 - 6

BG 6.11-12, Purport:

In India the yogīs, the transcendentalists or the devotees, all leave home and reside in sacred places such as Prayāga, Mathurā, Vṛndāvana, Hṛṣīkeśa and Hardwar and in solitude practice yoga where the sacred rivers like the Yamunā and the Ganges flow.

BG Chapters 7 - 12

BG 9.12, Purport:

"One who considers the body of Kṛṣṇa to be material should be driven out from all rituals and activities of the śruti and the smṛti. And if one by chance sees his face, one should at once take bath in the Ganges to rid himself of infection."

BG 10.31, Translation:

Of purifiers I am the wind, of the wielders of weapons I am Rāma, of fishes I am the shark, and of flowing rivers I am the Ganges.

Page Title:Ganges (BG)
Compiler:MadhuGopaldas
Created:21 of Jan, 2010
Totals by Section:BG=7, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=0, Let=0
No. of Quotes:7