Shloka 24

Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Mahālaya, Kedāra, Rivers and Fords, and Devadāru Forest

Akṣaya-Karma Doctrine

Devanagari script

दशाश्वमेधिकं तीर्थं सर्वपापविनाशनम् / दशानामश्वमेधानां तत्राप्नोति फलं नरः

Transliteration

daśāśvamedhikaṃ tīrthaṃ sarvapāpavināśanam / daśānāmaśvamedhānāṃ tatrāpnoti phalaṃ naraḥ

Translation

Este vado sagrado llamado Daśāśvamedhika destruye todos los pecados. Quien lo visita obtiene allí un mérito igual al de diez sacrificios Aśvamedha.

Word by Word

• daśa-aśvamedhikam: (the) ten-Aśvamedha (tīrtha)
• daśa-aśvamedhikam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśa (प्रातिपदिक) + aśvamedhika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास: ‘pertaining to ten Aśvamedhas’

• tīrtham: pilgrimage place
• tīrtham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• sarva-pāpa-vināśanam: destroying all sins
• sarva-pāpa-vināśanam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + vināśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): ‘destroyer of all sins’

• daśānām: of ten
• daśānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• aśvamedhānām: of Aśvamedha sacrifices
• aśvamedhānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśvamedha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• āpnoti: attains
• āpnoti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √āp (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• phalam: fruit/result
• phalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) conveying the Kurma Purana’s tirtha-mahatmya to the sages

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Daśāśvamedhika Tīrtha
• Aśvamedha

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FAQs

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

Indirectly, by emphasizing purification: the tradition frames outer tīrtha as supporting inner cleansing, which prepares the seeker for knowledge of the Self taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific āsana or dhyāna is named; the practice implied is dhārmic purification—pilgrimage and repentance—as an auxiliary discipline that steadies the mind for higher Yoga and devotion.

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

It does so implicitly: the Kurma Purana often treats tīrtha and dharma as shared sacred infrastructure across Shaiva and Vaishnava streams, where purification supports devotion to the one Supreme worshipped in multiple forms.