Shloka 38

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

Devanagari script

दरिद्रा व्याधिता ये तु ये च दुष्कृतकारिणः / मुच्यन्ते सर्वपापेभ्यः सूर्यलोकं प्रयान्ति च

Transliteration

daridrā vyādhitā ye tu ye ca duṣkṛtakāriṇaḥ / mucyante sarvapāpebhyaḥ sūryalokaṃ prayānti ca

Translation

Selbst Arme, von Krankheit Geplagte und solche, die Unrecht taten, werden von allen Sünden befreit und gelangen in die Welt Sūryas, des göttlichen Sonnenherrn.

Word by Word

• दरिद्राः: poor
• दरिद्राः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दरिद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying implied ‘नराः’)

• व्याधिताः: afflicted by illness
• व्याधिताः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्याधित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-विशेषण)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• ये: those who
• ये: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• ये: those who
• ये: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; पुनरुक्त-सम्बन्धसूचक

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• दुष्कृतकारिणः: doers of evil deeds
• दुष्कृतकारिणः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्कृत + कारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (दुष्कृतं करोति इति)

• मुच्यन्ते: are freed
• मुच्यन्ते: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense: ‘are released’)

• सर्वपापेभ्यः: from all sins
• सर्वपापेभ्यः: अपादान (Apādāna/Source-from which)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (सर्वाणि पापानि)

• सूर्यलोकम्: to the world of the Sun
• सूर्यलोकम्: कर्म (Karma/Goal as object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सूर्यस्य लोकः)

• प्रयान्ति: go/attain
• प्रयान्ति: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) as narrator/teacher in the Kurma Purana’s dialogue frame (contextual attribution)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Surya

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it stresses karmic purification and uplift—when sins are removed, the jīva becomes fit for higher states; the verse points to moral-spiritual cleansing as a prerequisite for realizing higher truth.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights purification (śuddhi) and pāpa-kṣaya as core prerequisites; in the Kurma Purana’s broader yoga-dharma tone, such purification supports disciplined practice (yama–niyama, devotion, and focused worship) leading to higher attainments.

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

Not explicitly; however, the Kurma Purana’s general Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis frames divine grace and purification as universal—accessible regardless of prior faults—aligning with the Purana’s integrative theology.