Shloka 37
Narmadā Pilgrimage Itinerary: Sequence of Tīrthas, Rites, and Fruits
त्रिगुणस्याश्वमेधस्य फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः । पश्चिमोदधिसायुज्यं मुक्तिद्वारविघाटनम्
triguṇasyāśvamedhasya phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ | paścimodadhisāyujyaṃ muktidvāravighāṭanam
Seseorang memperoleh buah yajña Aśvamedha tiga kali lipat—bersatu (sāyujya) dengan Samudra Barat, dan terbukanya gerbang pembebasan (mokṣa).
Unspecified (narratorial/continuing discourse within Svarga-khaṇḍa Adhyaya 21)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: त्रिगुणस्याश्वमेधस्य = त्रिगुणस्य + अश्वमेधस्य; पश्चिमोदधिसायुज्यं = पश्चिम-उदधि-सायुज्यम्; मुक्तिद्वारविघाटनम् = मुक्ति-द्वार-विघाटनम्
FAQs
It states that the person gains the merit equivalent to a “threefold Aśvamedha,” along with “union with the Western Ocean” and the opening of the doorway to liberation (mukti).
Literally it is “union/communion (sāyujya) with the Western Ocean (paścima-udadhi).” In Purāṇic phala-śruti language, this can indicate reaching a sacred, meritorious state or realm associated with that cosmic-geographical direction and its ocean, culminating in elevated spiritual attainment.
By pairing a high ritual benchmark (Aśvamedha-phala) with “muktidvāra-vighāṭanam” (opening the gate of liberation), it frames ritual merit as capable of culminating in liberation-oriented spiritual progress rather than only worldly or heavenly rewards.