Shloka 13

Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Mahālaya, Kedāra, Rivers and Fords, and Devadāru Forest

Akṣaya-Karma Doctrine

Devanagari script

अन्यच्च तीर्थप्रवरं नाम्ना श्रीपर्वतं शुभम् / तत्र प्राणान् परित्यज्य रुद्रस्य दयितो भवेत्

Transliteration

anyacca tīrthapravaraṃ nāmnā śrīparvataṃ śubham / tatra prāṇān parityajya rudrasya dayito bhavet

Translation

Ferner gibt es eine glückverheißende, erhabenste Pilgerstätte namens Śrīparvata. Wer dort den Lebenshauch hingibt, wird Rudra (Śiva) lieb und teuer.

Word by Word

• anyat: another (thing/place)
• anyat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); pronominal adjective

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• tīrtha-pravaram: the foremost sacred ford/place
• tīrtha-pravaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + pravara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: tīrthānāṃ pravaram

• nāmnā: by name
• nāmnā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

• śrī-parvatam: Śrīparvata (the auspicious mountain)
• śrī-parvatam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); karmadhāraya: śrīmān parvataḥ (name)

• śubham: auspicious
• śubham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with śrīparvatam

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of place (देशवाचक-अव्यय)

• prāṇān: life-breaths; life
• prāṇān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन)

• parityajya: having abandoned; giving up
• parityajya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-tyaj (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), from √tyaj with prefix pari-; indeclinable verbal form

• rudrasya: of Rudra
• rudrasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• dayitaḥ: beloved
• dayitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dayita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); predicate nominative

• bhavet: would become
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing King Indradyumna (tirtha-mahatmya context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Śrīparvata
• Rudra (Śiva)
• Tīrtha

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes that proximity to Rudra through a tīrtha and the surrender of prāṇa can orient the seeker toward liberation; the Atman is approached by renunciation and God-centered remembrance rather than mere worldly identity.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse points to tyāga (renunciation) and śaraṇāgati (self-surrender) as core disciplines; within Kurma Purana’s Pāśupata-leaning framework, such surrender is aligned with devotion to Rudra and purification through tīrtha-sevā.

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

With synthesis: Lord Kurma teaches a fruit connected to Rudra, presenting Śiva-devotion and tīrtha-mahātmyas as fully valid within a Vaiṣṇava narrative voice—typical of the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava unity.