Shloka 23

Tīrtha-māhātmya and Rudra’s Samanvaya Teaching

Maṅkaṇaka Episode

Devanagari script

अन्यच्च तीर्थप्रवरं पूर्वदेशे सुशोभनम् / एकाम्रं देवदेवस्य गाणपत्यफलप्रदम्

Transliteration

anyacca tīrthapravaraṃ pūrvadeśe suśobhanam / ekāmraṃ devadevasya gāṇapatyaphalapradam

Translation

ಮತ್ತೊಂದು ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಹಾಗೂ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಶೋಭನ ತೀರ್ಥ ಪೂರ್ವದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಇದೆ—ದೇವದೇವನಿಗೆ ಸೇರಿದ ‘ಏಕಾಮ್ರ’; ಇದು ಗಾಣಪತ್ಯ ಮಾರ್ಗದ ಫಲಗಳನ್ನು ನೀಡುತ್ತದೆ.

Word by Word

• अन्यत्: another (place)
• अन्यत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘another (thing/place)’

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

• तीर्थप्रवरम्: the best of holy places
• तीर्थप्रवरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ-प्रवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘तीर्थाणां प्रवरम्’

• पूर्वदेशे: in the eastern region
• पूर्वदेशे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व-देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; location

• सुशोभनम्: very beautiful
• सुशोभनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-शोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण of ‘तीर्थप्रवरम्/एकाम्रम्’

• एकाम्रम्: Ekāmra (a sacred place)
• एकाम्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक-आम्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; proper name of a tīrtha

• देवदेवस्य: of the Lord of gods
• देवदेवस्य: Sambandha/Genitive (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘god of gods’

• गाणपत्यफलप्रदम्: granting the fruit of Gaṇapati-worship
• गाणपत्यफलप्रदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गाणपत्य-फल-प्रद (प्रातिपदिक; गाणपत्य + फल + प्रद)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष ‘गाणपत्यं फलं प्रददाति’

Speaker

Narrator-sage (Purāṇic discourse describing tīrthas; traditionally transmitted in the Vyāsa–sūta/sage-to-sage style)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Ekāmra (Ekāmra-kṣetra)
• Deva-deva (Śiva)
• Gaṇapatya (Gaṇeśa tradition)

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FAQs

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

This verse is primarily tīrtha-māhātmya (pilgrimage praise), not a direct Ātman teaching; it implies that sacred places connected with divine presence can become supports for purification and merit, preparing one for higher knowledge taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No explicit yogic technique is stated; the practice implied is tīrtha-sevā—pilgrimage, worship, and disciplined devotion. In the Kurma Purana’s broader framework, such purification supports later Shaiva-Vaishnava sādhanā, including Pāśupata-oriented restraint and devotion.

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

By presenting a revered Śaiva locus (Deva-deva’s Ekāmra) within a Vaiṣṇava Purāṇa’s sacred geography, the text models harmony: devotion to Śiva (and Gaṇapati) is affirmed as spiritually fruitful within the Kurma Purana’s integrative Shaiva–Vaishnava vision.