यः स्नातः शीतसितया साधुसंगतिगङ्गया । किं तस्य दानैः किं तीर्थैः किं तपोभिः किमध्वरैः ॥ १० ॥
yaḥ snātaḥ śītasitayā sādhusaṁgatigaṅgayā | kiṁ tasya dānaiḥ kiṁ tīrthaiḥ kiṁ tapōbhiḥ kimadhvaraiḥ || 10 ||
Translation
For one who has bathed in the Ganges of good company, cool and clear, what use are gifts, what use pilgrimages, what use austerities, what use sacrifices?
Word by word
- yaḥ
- one who
- snātaḥ
- has bathed
- śīta
- cool
- sitayā
- and clear
- sādhu
- of good
- saṁgati
- company
- gaṅgayā
- in the Ganges
- kiṁ
- what use
- tasya
- for him
- dānaiḥ
- are gifts
- tīrthaiḥ
- pilgrimages
- tapōbhiḥ
- austerities
- kim
- what use
- adhvaraiḥ
- sacrifices
Meaning
Bathing in the Ganges is the classic purification. The verse sets good company in its place and asks what is left for the other means to do. Another commentary says the bath takes away heat and impurity, the burning of desire and the stain of the mind. It does not condemn the rites. It says that for one who has this bath their purpose is already served.