Shloka 9

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

Pilgrimage Circuit, Gifts, Fasting, and Imperishable Merit

Devanagari script

धौतपापं ततो गच्छेद् धौतं यत्र वृषेण तु / नर्मदायां स्थितं राजन् सर्वपातकनाशनम् / तत्र तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा ब्रह्महत्यां व्यपोहति

Transliteration

dhautapāpaṃ tato gacched dhautaṃ yatra vṛṣeṇa tu / narmadāyāṃ sthitaṃ rājan sarvapātakanāśanam / tatra tīrthe naraḥ snātvā brahmahatyāṃ vyapohati

Translation

ຕໍ່ຈາກນັ້ນ ຄວນໄປຫາ ທາວຕະ (Dhauta) ຫຼື ‘ທາວຕະປາປະ’ ບ່ອນທີ່ຖືກຊຳລະໂດຍພະວົວ (Vṛṣa). ມັນຕັ້ງຢູ່ທີ່ແມ່ນ້ຳນັຣມະດາ (Narmadā) ໂອ ພະຣາຊາ, ເປັນຜູ້ທຳລາຍບາບທັງປວງ. ຜູ້ໃດອາບນ້ຳທີ່ທີຣຖະນັ້ນ ຍ່ອມກຳຈັດໄດ້ແມ່ນແຕ່ບາບຂ້າພຣາຫມັນ (brahmahatyā).

Word by Word

• धौत-पापम्: the sin-cleansing (place)
• धौत-पापम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धौत (प्रातिपदिक; √धाव्/√धौ + क्त) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (धौतं पापं यस्मात्/यत्र = sin-washed/purified)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (thereafter; adverb)

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

• धौतम्: purified
• धौतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धौत (प्रातिपदिक; √धाव्/√धौ + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (purified/washed)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध/स्थानवाचक अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• वृषेण: by the bull
• वृषेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle; emphasis/contrast)

• नर्मदायाम्: in the Narmadā (river)
• नर्मदायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्मदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• स्थितम्: situated
• स्थितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थित (प्रातिपदिक; √स्था + क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here agreeing with (तत्) तीर्थम् implied

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• सर्व-पातक-नाशनम्: destroyer of all sins
• सर्व-पातक-नाशनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पातक (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां पातकानां नाशनम् = destroyer of all sins)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (there; adverb of place)

• तीर्थे: at the sacred ford
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• ब्रह्म-हत्याम्: Brahmin-slaying (sin)
• ब्रह्म-हत्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + हत्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणः हत्या = killing of a Brahmin)

• व्यपोहति: removes
• व्यपोहति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अप-ऊह्/√ऊह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्ग: वि + अप (removes)

Speaker

Sūta (narrating to the sages, within the Kurma Purana’s tirtha-mahātmya discourse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narmadā
• Dhauta (Dhautapāpa) Tīrtha
• Vṛṣa (the Bull)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes purification (śuddhi) as a dharmic support for inner realization; by removing pāpa through tīrtha-snāna, the mind becomes fit for higher knowledge of the Self taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No direct yogic technique is taught; the practice is tīrtha-snāna as a form of prāyaścitta and sādhana that prepares the aspirant for disciplines like Pāśupata-oriented devotion, restraint, and contemplation discussed in other sections.

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

Through shared sacred geography and symbols: the Narmadā tīrtha is praised while the ‘Bull’ motif evokes Śaiva sanctity, reflecting the Kurma Purana’s integrative Shaiva–Vaishnava outlook where holy places and merits are not sectarian.