Shloka 13

Narmadā-tīrtha-māhātmya — Bhṛgu-tīrtha to Sāgara-saṅgama

Pilgrimage Circuit, Gifts, Fasting, and Imperishable Merit

Devanagari script

ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र सिद्धो यत्र जनार्दनः / वराहतीर्थ माख्यातं विष्णुलोकगतिप्रदम्

Transliteration

tato gaccheta rājendra siddho yatra janārdanaḥ / varāhatīrtha mākhyātaṃ viṣṇulokagatipradam

Translation

ثمّ، يا أفضلَ الملوك، فليتقدّم المرءُ إلى الموضع الذي يحضر فيه جناردانا (Janārdana) بوصفه السِّدْها المُنجَز. وهو مشهورٌ باسم «فَرَاهَا تيرثا»؛ معبرٌ مقدّس يمنح بلوغَ عالمِ فيشنو (Viṣṇuloka).

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: सम्बन्ध/कालाधिकरण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, काल/देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

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

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• राजेन्द्र: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; राजन् + इन्द्र

• सिद्धः: perfected/holy
• सिद्धः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier) (implicit: तीर्थः/देशः)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, सम्बन्धबोधक/स्थानवाचक (relative locative adverb)

• जनार्दनः: Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• जनार्दनः: कर्ता/अस्ति-सम्बन्ध (Subject of ‘is’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समास: जनानाम् अर्दनः (one who chastises/afflicts people)

• वराहतीर्थम्: Varāha-tīrtha
• वराहतीर्थम्: कर्म/विषय (Object/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वराहतीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here as topic/thing described; समास: वराहस्य तीर्थम्

• आख्यातम्: is called/declared
• आख्यातम्: विधेय (Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-ख्या (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; वराहतीर्थम् इति विशेषणम्: ‘is called/declared’

• विष्णुलोकगतिप्रदम्: granting the attainment of Viṣṇu’s world
• विष्णुलोकगतिप्रदम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विष्णु-लोक-गति-प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् वराहतीर्थम्; समास-विश्लेषण: विष्णोः लोकः (विष्णुलोक) + गतिः (गमन/प्राप्तिः) + प्रद (दातृ) = ‘giver of the attainment of Viṣṇu’s world’

Speaker

Narrator-sage (Purāṇic discourse) addressing a king (rājendra) within a tirtha-mahātmya context

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Janardana
• Vishnu
• Varaha
• Varaha-tirtha
• Vishnuloka

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it frames liberation as “gati” (attainment) through contact with the manifested Lord (Janārdana) at a tīrtha, implying the Supreme is accessible as both transcendent goal (Viṣṇuloka) and immanent presence in sacred space.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes tīrtha-sevā and pilgrimage as a dharmic discipline—an outer sādhana supporting inner purification; in Kurma Purana’s broader teaching, such śuddhi becomes a foundation for yoga (including Pāśupata-oriented restraint, devotion, and contemplation).

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

This specific verse is explicitly Vaiṣṇava (Varāha/Janārdana and Viṣṇuloka). In the Kurma Purana’s overall Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, such Vaiṣṇava tīrtha-mahātmya coexists with Śaiva yoga teachings, presenting one dharma-path with multiple divine forms.