Shloka 78

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

Devanagari script

यावत् तद्रोमसंख्या तु तत्प्रसूतिकुलेषु च / तावद् वर्षसहस्राणि रुद्रलोके महीयते

Transliteration

yāvat tadromasaṃkhyā tu tatprasūtikuleṣu ca / tāvad varṣasahasrāṇi rudraloke mahīyate

Translation

Pendant autant de milliers d’années qu’il y a de poils (sur cette forme sacrée), et de même autant qu’on en compte dans ses lignées de descendance, durant ce temps même on est honoré et exalté dans le monde de Rudra (Rudraloka).

Word by Word

• यावत्: as much as / as long as
• यावत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/संबन्ध-शब्द)
• Form: अव्यय; correlative adverb (as long as/so much as)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; demonstrative used adjectivally

• रोमसंख्या: the number of hairs
• रोमसंख्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोम + संख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रोम्णां संख्या)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle (but/indeed)

• तत्: of that
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-सम्बन्धे (in compound), एकवचनम्; demonstrative for compound

• प्रसूति: offspring/birth
• प्रसूति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसूति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-सम्बन्धे (in compound), एकवचनम्; ‘birth/offspring’

• कुलेषु: in the families
• कुलेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (अधिकरण), बहुवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; conjunction

• तावत्: for that long / so many
• तावत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; correlative adverb (so much/so long)

• वर्षसहस्राणि: thousands of years
• वर्षसहस्राणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (काल-अत्यन्तसंयोगे; duration), बहुवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वर्षाणां सहस्राणि)

• रुद्रलोके: in Rudra’s world
• रुद्रलोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्रलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (अधिकरण), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रुद्रस्य लोकः)

• महीयते: is honored
• महीयते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; passive/reflexive sense ‘is honored/glorified’

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic discourse attributed to Vyāsa/Sūta tradition) describing the फल (phala) of Rudra-bhakti

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Rudraloka

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes the measurable फल (karmic result) of devotion—honor in Rudraloka—rather than defining Ātman; in the Kurma Purana’s synthesis, such devotion is a means that can mature into higher knowledge.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific technique is taught in this verse; it functions as a phala-śruti that supports Rudra-bhakti (devotional discipline), which elsewhere in the Kurma Purana is integrated with Śaiva observances and yogic self-restraint.

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

By presenting Rudraloka and the honor gained through Rudra-devotion within a Vaiṣṇava Purāṇa framework, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian stance where devotion to Rudra is upheld as spiritually efficacious within the broader unity of Hari and Hara.