Ganga May not Purify

Generally we’re given to understand that ANYONE who takes a bath in the Ganges River will be purified. But Srila Prabhupada has indicated that our mental condition is also a factor. In the purport to the Canto Ten, chapter ten, text four of Srimad Bhagavatam, he has written, “People generally go to the Ganges to be purified of the effects of sinful life, but here is an example of how foolish persons enter the Ganges to become involved in sinful life. It is not that everyone becomes purified by entering the Ganges. Everything, spiritual and material, depends on one’s mental condition.” ( Manigriva and Nalakuvera went into Ganga to enjoy, and were later cursed.)