Shloka 60
Narmadā–Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Sequence of Sacred Fords and Their Fruits
यत्र नारायणो देवो मुनोनां भावितात्मनाम् / स्वात्मानं दर्शयामास लिङ्गं तत् परमं पदम्
yatra nārāyaṇo devo munonāṃ bhāvitātmanām / svātmānaṃ darśayāmāsa liṅgaṃ tat paramaṃ padam
Das ist der Ort, an dem der Herr Nārāyaṇa, der Gott, den Weisen mit geläutertem, kontemplativem Geist sein eigenes Selbst offenbarte. Dort ist eben diese Selbstoffenbarung als (göttlicher) Liṅga die höchste Wohnstatt.
Purāṇic narrator (contextual description of the tīrtha and its glory)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It identifies the highest reality as Nārāyaṇa’s own Self (svātmā), directly realizable by purified sages, and equates that Self-revelation with the “parama padam,” the supreme liberating state.
The phrase bhāvitātmanām points to inner purification through sustained contemplation (bhāvanā/dhyāna), implying a yogic discipline where refined awareness becomes fit for direct vision (darśana) of the Supreme.
By stating that Nārāyaṇa reveals His own Self as the Liṅga, it presents a Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis: the Liṅga signifies the formless Supreme, showing non-sectarian unity at the level of the highest truth.