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
C’est le lieu où le Seigneur Nārāyaṇa, le Dieu, révéla son propre Soi aux sages dont l’esprit, purifié, demeurait en contemplation. Là, cette auto-manifestation même sous la forme du (divin) Liṅga est la demeure suprême.
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.