Shloka 39

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

Akṣaya-Karma Doctrine

Devanagari script

नाम्ना कनकनन्देति तीर्थं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम् / उदीच्यां मुञ्जपृष्ठस्य ब्रह्मर्षिगणसेवितम्

Transliteration

nāmnā kanakanandeti tīrthaṃ trailokyaviśrutam / udīcyāṃ muñjapṛṣṭhasya brahmarṣigaṇasevitam

Translation

Es gibt ein heiliges Tīrtha, in den drei Welten berühmt, mit dem Namen Kanakanandā. Es liegt im nördlichen Gebiet von Muñjapṛṣṭha und wird von Scharen der Brahmarṣis, der göttlichen Seher, verehrt und aufgesucht.

Word by Word

• नाम्ना: by name
• नाम्ना: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; 'by name' (instrumental of specification)

• कनकनन्दा: Kanakanandā
• कनकनन्दा: विशेष्य-नाम (Appositive name)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कनकनन्दा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• इति: thus; called
• इति: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण-समाप्ति (quotative particle)

• तीर्थम्: a sacred ford/pilgrimage place
• तीर्थम्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अत्र प्रथमा (subject)

• त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम्: renowned in the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम्: कर्ता-विशेषण (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रैलोक्य + विश्रुत (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (त्रैलोक्ये विश्रुतम् = renowned in the three worlds); विश्रुत = भूतकृदन्त (√श्रु)

• उदीच्याम्: in the north
• उदीच्याम्: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदीची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; देशवाचक (in the northern region)

• मुञ्जपृष्ठस्य: of Muñja’s ridge/slope
• मुञ्जपृष्ठस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुञ्ज + पृष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मुञ्जस्य पृष्ठम् = the back/slope of Muñja)

• ब्रह्मर्षिगणसेवितम्: frequented by groups of brahmarṣis
• ब्रह्मर्षिगणसेवितम्: कर्ता-विशेषण (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मर्षि + गण + सेवित (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मर्षिगणेन सेवितम् = served/visited by groups of brahmarṣis); सेवित = भूतकृदन्त (√सेव्)

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) conveying the Kurma Purana’s tirtha-mahatmya tradition to the sages

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Kanakanandā Tīrtha
• Brahmarṣis
• Muñjapṛṣṭha (region)

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FAQs

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

This verse is primarily a tīrtha-description, emphasizing sacred geography rather than direct ātma-tattva teaching; it implies that proximity to sanctified places and realized seers (brahmarṣis) supports inner purification that aids Self-knowledge.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific yogic technique is stated; the verse highlights tīrtha-sevā and satsanga with brahmarṣis—classical purāṇic supports for śuddhi (purification) that prepare one for disciplines such as dhyāna and devotion taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

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

It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; indirectly, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s integrative ethos where tīrtha-praise and seer-traditions serve the shared goal of purification leading toward the one Supreme Reality honored through both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava forms.