Shloka 56

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

Devanagari script

पौर्णमास्याममावास्यां श्र्धं कुर्याद् यथाविधि / गजरूपा शिला तत्र तोयमध्ये व्यवस्थिता

Transliteration

paurṇamāsyāmamāvāsyāṃ śrdhaṃ kuryād yathāvidhi / gajarūpā śilā tatra toyamadhye vyavasthitā

Translation

في يوم البدر ويوم المحاق ينبغي أداء شعيرة الشرادها (śrāddha) وفق السنن المقرّرة. وهناك حجرٌ على هيئة فيل قائمٌ في وسط الماء.

Word by Word

• पौर्णमास्याम्: on the full-moon day
• पौर्णमास्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौर्णमासी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• अमावास्याम्: on the new-moon day
• अमावास्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमावास्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• कुर्यात्: should perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यथाविधि: as prescribed
• यथाविधि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा + विधि (अव्ययीभाव-समास)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb): ‘according to rule’

• गजरूपा: elephant-shaped
• गजरूपा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गज-रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (गजस्य रूपम्), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘शिला’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• शिला: a stone
• शिला: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• तोयमध्ये: in the middle of the water
• तोयमध्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोय-मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (तोयस्य मध्ये), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• व्यवस्थिता: is situated/placed
• व्यवस्थिता: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-अव-स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘शिला’ इत्यस्य विधेय-विशेषणम्

Speaker

Traditional Purana narration (a sage-narrator explaining tīrtha/vrata procedure within the Kurma Purana’s discourse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Purnima
• Amavasya
• Shraddha
• Shila (sacred stone)

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FAQs

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

This verse is primarily dharma-vidhi (ritual injunction) rather than direct ātma-tattva teaching; it frames spiritual life as including disciplined ancestral rites (śrāddha) performed at sacred times and places, supporting inner purity that later aids knowledge of the Self.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific yogic technique is stated; the emphasis is on niyama-like discipline—performing śrāddha “yathāvidhi” on Pūrṇimā and Amāvāsyā—reflecting the Kurma Purana’s integration of inner practice with outer dharma.

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

The verse does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it illustrates the Purana’s broader synthesis by treating dharma (rites for pitṛs at tīrthas) as a shared sacred framework within which both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava paths are harmonized.