Kurma Purana 2.39.13 — Uttara Bhaga, Adhyaya 39, Shloka 13

Narmadā–Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Sequence of Sacred Fords and Their Fruits

Devanagari script

शक्रतीर्थं ततो गच्छेत् कूले चैव तु दक्षिणे / उपोष्य रजनीमेकां स्नानं कृत्वा यथाविधि

Transliteration

śakratīrthaṃ tato gacchet kūle caiva tu dakṣiṇe / upoṣya rajanīmekāṃ snānaṃ kṛtvā yathāvidhi

Translation

ຈາກນັ້ນ ຄວນໄປຫາ ສັກຣະ-ຕີຣຖະ ຢູ່ຝັ່ງໃຕ້. ຖືອຸໂປສົດໜຶ່ງຄືນ ແລ້ວອາບນ້ຳຕາມພິທີທີ່ກຳນົດໄວ້.

Word by Word

• śakra-tīrtham: the Śakra-tīrtha
• śakra-tīrtham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (accusative/द्वितीया), Eka-vacana; tatpuruṣa: 'Śakra's tīrtha'

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• gacchet: should go
• gacchet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (optative/विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular

• kūle: on the bank
• kūle: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Saptamī (locative/सप्तमी), Eka-vacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle of emphasis (निपात)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle (निपात), mild contrast/emphasis

• dakṣiṇe: on the southern (bank)
• dakṣiṇe: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Saptamī (locative/सप्तमी), Eka-vacana; agrees with kūle

• upoṣya: having fasted
• upoṣya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-vas (उप + वस् धातु)
• Form: Ktvā/lyap-gerund (ल्यप्/अव्ययकृदन्त), 'having fasted'

• rajanīm: a night
• rajanīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rajanī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (accusative/द्वितीया), Eka-vacana

• ekām: one
• ekām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Dvitīyā, Eka-vacana; agrees with rajanīm

• snānam: bathing
• snānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā (accusative), Eka-vacana

• kṛtvā: having performed
• kṛtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Ktvā-pratyaya (क्त्वा), gerund/absolutive (अव्ययकृदन्त), 'having done'

• yathā-vidhi: according to the prescribed rite
• yathā-vidhi: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā + vidhi (अव्यय + प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva (अव्ययीभाव) used adverbially; indeclinable phrase meaning 'according to rule'

Speaker

Sūta (narrating the tīrtha-mahātmya as taught in the Purāṇic dialogue tradition)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Śakra-tīrtha

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FAQs

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

This verse does not directly teach ātman-doctrine; it emphasizes purificatory discipline—fasting and rule-based bathing—supporting inner clarity that later enables realization-oriented teachings elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The practice is vrata-based purification: upavāsa (fasting for one night) and yathāvidhi snāna (ritual bath). In the Kurma Purana’s broader soteriology, such niyama-like observances prepare the practitioner for higher yoga (including Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis and Pāśupata-oriented discipline).

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

It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it presents a shared Purāṇic dharma framework where tīrtha, vrata, and śāstric procedure function as common means of purification across Shaiva-Vaishnava traditions.