Shloka 99

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

Devanagari script

काञ्चनेन विमानेन किङ्किणीजालमालिना / गत्वा रुद्रपुरं रम्यं रुद्रेण सह मोदते

Transliteration

kāñcanena vimānena kiṅkiṇījālamālinā / gatvā rudrapuraṃ ramyaṃ rudreṇa saha modate

Translation

Auf einem goldenen Vimāna, geschmückt mit einem Netz klingender Glöckchen, gelangt er in die liebliche Stadt Rudras und erfreut sich dort in Rudras (Śivas) Gegenwart.

Word by Word

• काञ्चनेन: with a golden
• काञ्चनेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काञ्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विमानेन इति विशेषण

• विमानेन: aerial car/chariot
• विमानेन: करण (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• किङ्किणीजालमालिना: adorned with a net/garland of bells
• किङ्किणीजालमालिना: विशेषण (modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किङ्किणी (प्रातिपदिक) + जाल (प्रातिपदिक) + मालिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; उपपद-तत्पुरुष/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थः (‘having a garland/row of nets of tinkling bells’), विमानेन इति विशेषण

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (पूर्वकाल/absolutive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गत्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘having gone’

• रुद्रपुरम्: Rudra’s city
• रुद्रपुरम्: कर्म (Object/goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘Rudra’s city’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• रम्यम्: delightful
• रम्यम्: विशेषण (modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; रुद्रपुरम् इति विशेषण

• रुद्रेण: with Rudra
• रुद्रेण: सहकर्ता (associate/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: सम्बन्ध (association marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय/सह-योगे (indeclinable ‘with’)

• मोदते: rejoices
• मोदते: क्रिया (predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, traditionally Sūta speaking to the sages)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Rudrapura
• Vimana

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FAQs

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

Indirectly, it presents liberation as communion with Rudra: the devotee’s joy in Rudrapura symbolizes the soul’s movement toward the Lord, implying that ultimate fulfillment is found in nearness to the divine rather than in worldly attainment.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific technique is taught in this verse; it functions as a phala-śruti (statement of results), implying that disciplined devotion, vow-based practice, and Shaiva-oriented sādhanā culminate in exalted post-mortem ascent and divine proximity.

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

By portraying the highest reward as joy with Rudra, the verse aligns with the Kurma Purana’s inclusive synthesis: devotion to the supreme manifests legitimately through Rudra, supporting the Purāṇic non-sectarian vision where Śiva is a supreme refuge within the broader dharmic unity.