Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

पिप्पलेशं ततो गच्छेत् सर्वपापविनाशनम् / तत्र स्नात्वा महाराज रुद्रलोके महीयते

Transliteration

pippaleśaṃ tato gacchet sarvapāpavināśanam / tatra snātvā mahārāja rudraloke mahīyate

Translation

ثمّ ينبغي أن يذهب إلى بيبّليشَا (Pippaleśa)، مُزيلِ جميع الآثام. فإذا اغتسل هناك، يا أيها الملك العظيم، كُرِّمَ في عالم رودرا (Rudraloka).

Word by Word

• pippaleśam: to Pippaleśa
• pippaleśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pippaleśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (masc.), द्वितीया (Acc./कर्म), एकवचन

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb): 'then'

• gacchet: should go
• gacchet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• sarva-pāpa-vināśanam: destroyer of all sins
• sarva-pāpa-vināśanam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + pāpa + vināśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neut.), द्वितीया (Acc.), एकवचन; विशेषणम् 'पिप्पलेशम्' प्रति; तत्पुरुष: 'सर्वेषां पापानां विनाशनम्'

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• snātvā: having bathed
• snātvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: snā (स्ना धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): 'having bathed'

• mahārāja: O great king
• mahārāja: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + rāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन (Vocative), पुल्लिङ्ग, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: 'महान् राजा'

• rudraloke: in Rudra’s world
• rudraloke: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (masc.), सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'रुद्रस्य लोकः'

• mahīyate: is honored
• mahīyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: mah (मह् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (passive/reflexive sense): 'is honored/glorified'

Speaker

Suta (narrator) recounting the tīrtha-mahātmya to the sages, addressed to the king in the narrative frame

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Pippalesha
• Rudra
• Rudraloka
• tirtha (sacred bathing place)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it frames purification through tīrtha as a means to remove pāpa (moral/ritual impediments), preparing the seeker for higher knowledge of the Self taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

A preparatory discipline: tīrtha-snāna (sacred bathing) as śuddhi (purification), supporting vows, mantra-japa, and Pāśupata-oriented devotion that culminates in steadier meditation.

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

By presenting Rudraloka as a legitimate salvific goal within the Purana’s broader synthesis: devotion and purity leading to Śiva’s realm harmonizes with the text’s inclusive Shaiva-Vaishnava sacred landscape.