Shloka 45
Narmadā–Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Sequence of Sacred Fords and Their Fruits
अयोध्यां तु समासाद्य तीर्थं शक्रस्य विश्रुतम् / स्नातमात्रो नरस्तत्र गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्
ayodhyāṃ tu samāsādya tīrthaṃ śakrasya viśrutam / snātamātro narastatra gosahasraphalaṃ labhet
Hat man Ayodhyā erreicht — die berühmte Tīrtha, die mit Śakra (Indra) verbunden ist —, so erlangt ein Mann, der dort nur badet, Verdienst, das der Gabe von tausend Kühen entspricht.
Suta (narrator) conveying the Kurma Purana’s tirtha-mahatmya tradition
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it emphasizes purification through tīrtha-snāna; in Purāṇic synthesis, outer purification supports inner clarity for realizing the Self, though this verse itself focuses on merit (puṇya) rather than explicit ātma-jñāna.
The practice implied is tīrtha-snāna (ritual bathing) as a preparatory discipline—supporting śauca (purity) and faith (śraddhā), which in the Kurma tradition complement higher sādhanā such as devotion and yogic contemplation taught elsewhere.
It does not explicitly mention Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it reflects the Kurma Purana’s broader integrative frame where sacred places and rites are shared means of purification across Shaiva–Vaishnava practice, here linked to Indra’s renowned tīrtha.