Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 13

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

Pilgrimage Circuit, Gifts, Fasting, and Imperishable Merit

Devanagari script

ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र सिद्धो यत्र जनार्दनः / वराहतीर्थ माख्यातं विष्णुलोकगतिप्रदम्

Transliteration

tato gaccheta rājendra siddho yatra janārdanaḥ / varāhatīrtha mākhyātaṃ viṣṇulokagatipradam

Translation

ત્યારબાદ, હે રાજેન્દ્ર, જ્યાં સિદ્ધરૂપે જનાર્દન વિરાજે છે ત્યાં જવું જોઈએ. તે સ્થાન ‘વરાહતીર્થ’ તરીકે પ્રસિદ્ધ છે અને વિષ್ಣુલોકપ્રાપ્તિ આપે છે.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: सम्बन्ध/कालाधिकरण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, काल/देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• गच्छेत्: should go
• गच्छेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• राजेन्द्र: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; राजन् + इन्द्र

• सिद्धः: perfected/holy
• सिद्धः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier) (implicit: तीर्थः/देशः)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, सम्बन्धबोधक/स्थानवाचक (relative locative adverb)

• जनार्दनः: Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• जनार्दनः: कर्ता/अस्ति-सम्बन्ध (Subject of ‘is’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समास: जनानाम् अर्दनः (one who chastises/afflicts people)

• वराहतीर्थम्: Varāha-tīrtha
• वराहतीर्थम्: कर्म/विषय (Object/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वराहतीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here as topic/thing described; समास: वराहस्य तीर्थम्

• आख्यातम्: is called/declared
• आख्यातम्: विधेय (Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-ख्या (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; वराहतीर्थम् इति विशेषणम्: ‘is called/declared’

• विष्णुलोकगतिप्रदम्: granting the attainment of Viṣṇu’s world
• विष्णुलोकगतिप्रदम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विष्णु-लोक-गति-प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् वराहतीर्थम्; समास-विश्लेषण: विष्णोः लोकः (विष्णुलोक) + गतिः (गमन/प्राप्तिः) + प्रद (दातृ) = ‘giver of the attainment of Viṣṇu’s world’

Speaker

Narrator-sage (Purāṇic discourse) addressing a king (rājendra) within a tirtha-mahātmya context

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Janardana
• Vishnu
• Varaha
• Varaha-tirtha
• Vishnuloka

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it frames liberation as “gati” (attainment) through contact with the manifested Lord (Janārdana) at a tīrtha, implying the Supreme is accessible as both transcendent goal (Viṣṇuloka) and immanent presence in sacred space.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes tīrtha-sevā and pilgrimage as a dharmic discipline—an outer sādhana supporting inner purification; in Kurma Purana’s broader teaching, such śuddhi becomes a foundation for yoga (including Pāśupata-oriented restraint, devotion, and contemplation).

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

This specific verse is explicitly Vaiṣṇava (Varāha/Janārdana and Viṣṇuloka). In the Kurma Purana’s overall Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, such Vaiṣṇava tīrtha-mahātmya coexists with Śaiva yoga teachings, presenting one dharma-path with multiple divine forms.