Shloka 100

Narmadā–Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Sequence of Sacred Fords and Their Fruits

Devanagari script

सर्वत्र सर्वदिवसे स्नानं तत्र समाचरेत् / पितॄणां तर्पणं कुर्यादश्वमेधफलं लभेत्

Transliteration

sarvatra sarvadivase snānaṃ tatra samācaret / pitṝṇāṃ tarpaṇaṃ kuryādaśvamedhaphalaṃ labhet

Translation

أينما كان المرء فليواظب هناك على الاغتسال كلَّ يوم؛ وليقم بتَرْپَنَة، أي سكب الماء قربانًا للآباء والأجداد، فينال ثوابًا يعادل ثمرة أَشْوَمِيدْهَا.

Word by Word

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: अधिकरण (adverbial place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + त्र (त्रल्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: त्रलन्त-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• सर्वदिवसे: on every day
• सर्वदिवसे: अधिकरण (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + दिवस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (‘every day’), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• समाचरेत्: should practice/perform
• समाचरेत्: क्रिया (predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• पितॄणाम्: of the ancestors
• पितॄणाम्: सम्प्रदान (beneficiary; for whom)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन

• तर्पणम्: libation/satiation offering
• तर्पणम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तर्पण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: क्रिया (predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अश्वमेधफलम्: the fruit of the Aśvamedha
• अश्वमेधफलम्: कर्म (Object/attained result)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वमेध (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘fruit of the Aśvamedha’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: क्रिया (predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Traditional narrator voice within the Purāṇic discourse (instructional passage on dharma)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs
• Aśvamedha

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

It does not directly define Ātman; it emphasizes dharma as nitya-karma—daily purification and pitṛ-tarpaṇa—by which the mind becomes fit for higher knowledge taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana (including the Ishvara Gita sections).

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights preparatory discipline rather than meditation: daily snāna (ritual purity) and pitṛ-tarpaṇa (gratitude to lineage). In Kurma Purana’s yogic framework, such nitya-karma supports sattva, steadiness, and eligibility for deeper Yoga and devotion.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it reflects the Purāṇa’s integrative dharma tone where universally applicable rites (snāna, tarpaṇa) are upheld as spiritually potent regardless of sectarian affiliation.