Formerly when a person died it was commonly said that he had attained the shelter of mother Ganges, even if he did not die on the bank of the Ganges. It is customary among Hindus to carry a dying person to a nearby bank of the Ganges, for if one dies on the bank of the Ganges, his soul is considered to reach the lotus feet of Lord Viṣṇu, wherefrom the Ganges flows.
It is customary among Hindus to carry a dying person to a nearby bank of the Ganges, for if one dies on the bank of the Ganges, his soul is considered to reach the lotus feet of Lord Visnu, wherefrom the Ganges flows
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"It is customary among Hindus to carry a dying person to a nearby bank of the Ganges, for if one dies on the bank of the Ganges, his soul is considered to reach the lotus feet of Lord Visnu, wherefrom the Ganges flows"
Sri Caitanya-caritamrta
CC Antya-lila
It is customary among Hindus to carry a dying person to a nearby bank of the Ganges, for if one dies on the bank of the Ganges, his soul is considered to reach the lotus feet of Lord Viṣṇu, wherefrom the Ganges flows.
In this way the two brothers Rūpa and Anupama reached Bengal, but when they arrived there Anupama died.
Categories:
- Custom
- Among
- Hindu
- Carry
- Die
- Person
- Nearby
- Banks
- Ganges
- If One
- Souls
- Consider
- Reaching God
- God's Lotus Feet
- God Is Lord Visnu
- Wherefrom
- Flow
- Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Antya-lila Chapter 01 Purports - Srila Rupa Gosvami's Second Meeting With the Lord
- Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Antya-lila Purports
- Sri Caitanya-caritamrta - 62 Chapters, All Purports
| Page Title: | It is customary among Hindus to carry a dying person to a nearby bank of the Ganges, for if one dies on the bank of the Ganges, his soul is considered to reach the lotus feet of Lord Visnu, wherefrom the Ganges flows |
| Compiler: | Iswaraj |
| Created: | 2021-05-19, 07:06:30 |
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