Shloka 20

Narmadā–Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Sequence of Sacred Fords and Their Fruits

Devanagari script

भीमेश्वरं ततो गच्छेत् सर्वव्याधिविनाशनम् / स्नातमात्रो नरस्तत्र सर्वदुःखैः प्रमुच्यते

Transliteration

bhīmeśvaraṃ tato gacchet sarvavyādhivināśanam / snātamātro narastatra sarvaduḥkhaiḥ pramucyate

Translation

Daraufhin soll man zu Bhīmeśvara gehen, dem Vernichter aller Krankheiten. Allein durch ein Bad dort wird der Mensch von allem Leid befreit.

Word by Word

• भीमेश्वरम्: Bhīmeśvara
• भीमेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīma + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (भीमः ईश्वरः), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — ‘thereafter’

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

• सर्वव्याधिविनाशनम्: destroyer of all diseases
• सर्वव्याधिविनाशनम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + vyādhi + vināśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वेषां व्याधीनां विनाशनम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (भीमेश्वरम्)

• स्नातमात्रः: merely by bathing (one who has only bathed)
• स्नातमात्रः: Kartṛ (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: snāta (कृदन्त) + mātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (स्नातस्य मात्रः/केवलः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (नरः)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Kartṛ (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय

• सर्वदुःखैः: from all sufferings
• सर्वदुःखैः: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वाणि दुःखानि), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• प्रमुच्यते: is released
• प्रमुच्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + muc (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि—‘is completely freed’

Speaker

Narratorial voice within the Kurma Purana’s tirtha-mahatmya section (traditionally transmitted by Vyasa/Suta framework)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Bhīmeśvara
• Śiva
• Tīrtha

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it presents purification (snāna at a tīrtha) as removing duḥkha, preparing the seeker for higher knowledge of the Self taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights tīrtha-snānā (ritual bathing) as a purificatory discipline; in the Purāṇic yogic frame, such śauca supports steadiness of mind for japa, dhyāna, and devotion.

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

By praising a Śaiva shrine within a Vaiṣṇava-anchored Purāṇa, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s integrative stance where Śiva-tīrthas are affirmed within a broader dharma and liberation-oriented theology.