Shloka 65

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

Devanagari script

दर्शनात् स्पर्शनात् तस्य स्नानदानतपोजपात् / होमाच्चैवोपवासाच्च शुक्लतीर्थे महत् फलम्

Transliteration

darśanāt sparśanāt tasya snānadānatapojapāt / homāccaivopavāsācca śuklatīrthe mahat phalam

Translation

In Śukla-tīrtha erwächst große geistige Frucht schon durch bloßes Schauen und Berühren; ebenso durch das heilige Bad, durch Gaben (dāna), tapas, das Rezitieren von japa, das Darbringen der homa (Feueropfer) und durch Fasten (upavāsa).

Word by Word

• darśanāt: from seeing (it)
• darśanāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; expresses cause/source

• sparśanāt: from touching (it)
• sparśanāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sparśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

• tasya: of it/of that (tīrtha)
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter/Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; refers to śuklatīrtha

• snāna-dāna-tapas-japāt: from bathing, charity, austerity, and japa
• snāna-dāna-tapas-japāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक) + dāna (प्रातिपदिक) + tapas (प्रातिपदिक) + japa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; samāhāra-dvandva (collective): 'from bathing, giving, austerity, and recitation'

• homāt: from (performing) homa
• homāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: homa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; emphatic particle

• upavāsāt: from fasting
• upavāsāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upavāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• śukla-tīrthe: at Śukla Tīrtha
• śukla-tīrthe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śukla (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; location

• mahat: great
• mahat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; agrees with phalam

• phalam: fruit/result
• phalam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; implied 'bhavati/asti'

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) conveying the tīrtha-māhātmya within the Kurma Purana discourse

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Śukla-tīrtha

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes purifying dharmic actions (tīrtha-darśana, snāna, japa, homa, upavāsa) that prepare the mind for higher knowledge of the Self, rather than defining Ātman philosophically in this verse.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Japa (disciplined mantra-repetition) and tapas (austerity) are explicitly named, supported by upavāsa (fasting/restraint) and homa (ritual offering), forming a classical purificatory regimen aligned with Purāṇic sādhana.

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

It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; however, the listed practices (japa, homa, tapas, tīrtha-sevā) are shared across Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava Purāṇic dharma, reflecting the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis in practice even when not stated doctrinally here.