Shloka 32
Narmadā-māhātmya: Amarakāṇṭaka, Jāleśvara, Kapilā–Viśalyakaraṇī, and the Supreme Purifying Power of Darśana
परित्यजति यः प्रणान् पर्वते ऽमरकण्टके / वर्षकोटिशतं साग्रं रुद्रलोके महीयते
parityajati yaḥ praṇān parvate 'marakaṇṭake / varṣakoṭiśataṃ sāgraṃ rudraloke mahīyate
Wer auf dem Berge Amarakantaka sein Leben hingibt, wird in Rudras Welt volle hundert Krore Jahre und darüber hinaus geehrt.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing about tīrtha-māhātmya within the Purva-bhāga narrative framework
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
Indirectly: it emphasizes karmic fruition and post-mortem attainments through sacred context (tīrtha), rather than giving an explicit ātman-definition; the focus here is merit (puṇya) leading to an exalted state in Rudra’s realm.
No specific yogic technique is prescribed in this line; it belongs to tīrtha-māhātmya, teaching that proximity to a sanctified locus like Amarakantaka powerfully supports auspicious transition at death—often paired in the Purāṇic framework with remembrance of the deity and disciplined dharma.
With a harmonizing Purāṇic stance: even when spoken in a Vaiṣṇava narrative voice (Kurma/Vishnu), the promised fruit is honor in Rudra’s world, reflecting Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis and mutual reverence.