Shloka 39

Narmadā Pilgrimage Itinerary: Sequence of Tīrthas, Rites, and Fruits

Devanagari script

सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा रुद्रलोके महीयते । विमलेश्वरपरं तीर्थं न भूतं न भविष्यति

Transliteration

sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā rudraloke mahīyate | vimaleśvaraparaṃ tīrthaṃ na bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati

Translation

Setelah suci dari segala dosa, seseorang dimuliakan di alam Rudra. Tiada tirtha yang melampaui Vimaleśvara—tidak pernah ada dahulu, dan tidak akan ada kelak.

Word by Word

• सर्व-पाप-विशुद्ध-आत्मा: one whose self is purified of all sins
• सर्व-पाप-विशुद्ध-आत्मा: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + पाप + विशुद्ध + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास: ‘सर्वैः पापैः विशुद्धः आत्मा यस्य’ (one whose self is purified of all sins); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रुद्र-लोके: in Rudra’s world
• रुद्र-लोके: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘रुद्रस्य लोकः’; पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, एकवचन

• महीयते: is honored
• महीयते: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present); आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः (is honored/is glorified)

• विमलेश्वर-परम्: greater than (that of) Vimaleśvara
• विमलेश्वर-परम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमलेश्वर + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समासार्थ: ‘विमलेश्वरः परः यस्मात्/यस्य’ → ‘surpassing Vimaleśvara’ (sense: superior to/greater than); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तीर्थम्)

• तीर्थम्: a sacred ford/pilgrimage place
• तीर्थम्: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• भूतम्: (has) been / existed
• भूतम्: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकालवाचि (that which has been)

• न: nor
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (contextual speaker not provided in the input excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा = सर्व-पाप-विशुद्ध-आत्मा; रुद्रलोके = रुद्र-लोके; विमलेश्वरपरं = विमलेश्वर-परम्

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Vimaleśvara

FAQs

What spiritual result is promised by this verse?

It states that a person purified of all sins becomes honored in Rudra’s realm (Rudraloka), indicating an exalted post-mortem spiritual destination linked with Śiva devotion and tīrtha-merit.

What does the verse claim about Vimaleśvara as a tīrtha?

It declares Vimaleśvara to be unsurpassed: no tīrtha superior to it has existed in the past or will exist in the future, emphasizing its unique preeminence among pilgrimage sites.

What ethical or practical lesson does this verse teach?

It highlights purification from sin as a transformative goal and presents sacred pilgrimage (tīrtha-sevā) associated with Vimaleśvara as a means to inner cleansing and divine honor.