नर्मदादक्षिणे कूले शूलभेदं हि विश्रुतम् । सर्वपापहरं तीर्थं सर्वदुःखघ्नमुत्तमम्
narmadādakṣiṇe kūle śūlabhedaṃ hi viśrutam | sarvapāpaharaṃ tīrthaṃ sarvaduḥkhaghnamuttamam
Sur la rive sud de la Narmadā se trouve un gué sacré renommé appelé Śūlabheda — un excellent tīrtha qui efface tous les péchés et détruit toute douleur.
Narrator (contextual; exact speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Tirtha: Śūlabheda
Type: ghat
Scene: A declarative praise of a famed ford: the Narmadā’s southern bank with a marked crossing-place, pilgrims bathing, and an aura of sin-destruction and sorrow-dispelling sanctity.
Pilgrimage to a true tīrtha is portrayed as a dharmic means for inner purification—sin is washed away and suffering is alleviated through sacred contact and faith.
Śūlabheda tīrtha, located on the southern bank of the Narmadā, in the Revā Khaṇḍa of the Skanda Purāṇa.
No explicit ritual is stated here; the verse primarily praises the tīrtha’s power to remove pāpa (sin) and duḥkha (sorrow).