Shloka 38

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

Devanagari script

दरिद्रा व्याधिता ये तु ये च दुष्कृतकारिणः / मुच्यन्ते सर्वपापेभ्यः सूर्यलोकं प्रयान्ति च

Transliteration

daridrā vyādhitā ye tu ye ca duṣkṛtakāriṇaḥ / mucyante sarvapāpebhyaḥ sūryalokaṃ prayānti ca

Translation

حتى الفقيرُ والمبتلى بالمرض، ومن اقترف أفعالًا آثمة، يُعتَقون من جميع الخطايا ويبلغون عالَم سُوريا، إله الشمس.

Word by Word

• दरिद्राः: poor
• दरिद्राः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दरिद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying implied ‘नराः’)

• व्याधिताः: afflicted by illness
• व्याधिताः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्याधित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-विशेषण)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• ये: those who
• ये: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• ये: those who
• ये: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; पुनरुक्त-सम्बन्धसूचक

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• दुष्कृतकारिणः: doers of evil deeds
• दुष्कृतकारिणः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्कृत + कारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (दुष्कृतं करोति इति)

• मुच्यन्ते: are freed
• मुच्यन्ते: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense: ‘are released’)

• सर्वपापेभ्यः: from all sins
• सर्वपापेभ्यः: अपादान (Apādāna/Source-from which)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (सर्वाणि पापानि)

• सूर्यलोकम्: to the world of the Sun
• सूर्यलोकम्: कर्म (Karma/Goal as object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सूर्यस्य लोकः)

• प्रयान्ति: go/attain
• प्रयान्ति: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) as narrator/teacher in the Kurma Purana’s dialogue frame (contextual attribution)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Surya

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it stresses karmic purification and uplift—when sins are removed, the jīva becomes fit for higher states; the verse points to moral-spiritual cleansing as a prerequisite for realizing higher truth.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights purification (śuddhi) and pāpa-kṣaya as core prerequisites; in the Kurma Purana’s broader yoga-dharma tone, such purification supports disciplined practice (yama–niyama, devotion, and focused worship) leading to higher attainments.

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

Not explicitly; however, the Kurma Purana’s general Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis frames divine grace and purification as universal—accessible regardless of prior faults—aligning with the Purana’s integrative theology.