श्रीसद्गुरुरुवाच
तावत्प्रभावस्तीर्थानां देवानां तु विशेषतः ।
तावत्प्रभावो वेदानां यावन्नाप्नोति जाह्नवीम् ॥
The Sadguru said:
The power of sacred waters, and especially of the gods, and the power of the Vedas, all last only until one reaches the Jahnavi (Ganga).
śrīsadgururuvāca
tāvatprabhāvastīrthānāṃ devānāṃ tu viśeṣataḥ|
tāvatprabhāvo vedānāṃ yāvannāpnoti jāhnavīm
तावत् · tāvat — only until then
प्रभावः · prabhāvaḥ — the efficacy/power
तीर्थानाम् · tīrthānām — of sacred waters
देवानाम् · devānām — of the gods
तु · tu — indeed
विशेषतः · viśeṣataḥ — especially
वेदानाम् · vedānām — of the Vedas
यावत् · yāvat — as long as
न · na — not
आप्नोति · āpnoti — reaches
जाह्नवीम् · jāhnavīm — the Ganga
तीर्थानां देवानां विशेषतः वेदानां च प्रभावः तावत् एव भवति यावत् मानवः जाह्नवीं न आप्नोति।
only until then · the efficacy/power · of sacred waters · of the gods · indeed · especially · of the Vedas · as long as · not · reaches · the Ganga
This verse establishes the foundational premise of the chapter: the absolute supremacy of the Ganga over all other sacred entities. It sets the stage for the subsequent glorification of the river as the ultimate spiritual refuge.
