Shloka 116
Tīrtha-Māhātmya Sequence: Sacred Fords, Baths, Gifts, and Śrāddha
Narmadā-Belt Itinerary
अनिवर्तिका गतिस्तस्य मृतस्याप्यर्द्धयोजने । त्रैयंबकेण तोयेन स्नापयेन्नरपुंगवः
anivartikā gatistasya mṛtasyāpyarddhayojane | traiyaṃbakeṇa toyena snāpayennarapuṃgavaḥ
সে তীর্থের অর্ধ-যোজনের মধ্যে কেউ মৃত্যুবরণ করলেও তার গতি অনিবর্তনীয় হয়। শ্রেষ্ঠ পুরুষের উচিত ত্র্যম্বকের জলে (দেহকে) স্নান করানো।
Unspecified (narrative instruction within Svarga-khaṇḍa context)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: गतिस्तस्य = गतिः तस्य; मृतस्यापि = मृतस्य अपि; अर्द्धयोजने (अर्द्ध + योजन) समास; स्नापयेन्नरपुंगवः = स्नापयेत् नरपुंगवः (त् + न् → न्न्)
FAQs
It states that if death occurs within a defined sacred radius (half a yojana), the deceased gains an ‘irreversible’ onward spiritual course—implying assured auspicious progress rather than relapse into lower states.
Tryambaka is a Śiva-associated tīrtha; bathing the body with its water functions as a purificatory funeral rite, marking the deceased with the sanctity and merit of that sacred site.
The verse urges responsible caretaking: an exemplary person should perform proper purification rites for the dead, especially using sanctified water when available, linking devotion with duty (dharma).