Shloka 33

Narmadā-tīrtha-māhātmya — Bhṛgu-tīrtha to Sāgara-saṅgama

Pilgrimage Circuit, Gifts, Fasting, and Imperishable Merit

Devanagari script

ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र पिङ्गलेश्वरमुत्तमम् / तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन् रुद्रलोके महीयते

Transliteration

tato gaccheta rājendra piṅgaleśvaramuttamam / tatra snātvā naro rājan rudraloke mahīyate

Translation

Dann, o bester der Könige, soll man zum erhabenen Heiligtum Pingaleśvara gehen. Wer dort badet, o König, wird in Rudras Welt geehrt und erhöht.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyāviśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (तस्मात्/thereafter; adverb)

• गच्छेत: should go
• गच्छेत: क्रिया (Kriyā/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; विध्यर्थे (injunctive sense: 'should go')

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• राजेन्द्र: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (राज्ञां इन्द्रः)

• पिङ्गल-ईश्वरम्: Piṅgaleśvara (Lord Piṅgala)
• पिङ्गल-ईश्वरम्: कर्म (Karma/object of 'go/see')
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पिङ्गलस्य ईश्वरः)

• उत्तमम्: excellent, supreme
• उत्तमम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying पिङ्गलेश्वरम्)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक/adverb of place)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया

• नरः: a man
• नरः: कर्ता (Kartā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• रुद्रलोके: in Rudra’s world
• रुद्रलोके: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्रलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रुद्रस्य लोकः)

• महीयते: is honored, is glorified
• महीयते: क्रिया (Kriyā/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मही (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः (passive/medio-passive sense)

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) instructing King Indradyumna on tīrtha-observances

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Piṅgaleśvara
• Rudra (Śiva)
• Rudraloka

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FAQs

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

Indirectly, it teaches purification and ascent through sacred discipline: honoring Rudra via tīrtha-snāna is presented as a means to higher states (Rudraloka), aligning the individual toward the Supreme through devotion and merit.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes tīrtha-snāna (ritual bathing) as a purificatory limb supporting sādhana—preparing the practitioner for mantra, worship, and contemplative discipline found elsewhere in the Kurma Purana’s yoga-oriented teachings.

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

With Viṣṇu (as Lord Kūrma) recommending worship connected to Śiva (Piṅgaleśvara) and praising Rudraloka, the text models Shaiva–Vaishnava harmony: devotion to Rudra is endorsed within a Vaiṣṇava narrative voice.