Shloka 5

Tīrtha-māhātmya and Rudra’s Samanvaya Teaching

Maṅkaṇaka Episode

Devanagari script

अन्यच्च तीर्थप्रवरं कुरूणां देववन्दितम् / ऋषीणामाश्रमैर्जुष्टं सर्वपापविशोधनम्

Transliteration

anyacca tīrthapravaraṃ kurūṇāṃ devavanditam / ṛṣīṇāmāśramairjuṣṭaṃ sarvapāpaviśodhanam

Translation

കൂടാതെ—കുരുക്കളുടെ ഒരു ശ്രേഷ്ഠ തീർത്ഥമുണ്ട്; ദേവന്മാർ പോലും വന്ദിക്കുന്നതു. അത് ഋഷിമാരുടെ ആശ്രമങ്ങളാൽ സമൃദ്ധവും സർവ്വപാപവിശോധനവും ആകുന്നു।

Word by Word

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

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

• तीर्थप्रवरम्: the foremost holy place
• तीर्थप्रवरम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; implied ‘(वक्ष्यामि)’ etc.)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ + प्रवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (तीर्थेषु प्रवरम् = best among tīrthas)

• कुरूणाम्: of the Kurus
• कुरूणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• देववन्दितम्: worshipped by the gods
• देववन्दितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देव + वन्दित (प्रातिपदिक; वन्द्+क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (देवैः वन्दितम् = worshipped by gods)

• ऋषीणाम्: of sages
• ऋषीणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• आश्रमैः: with hermitages
• आश्रमैः: Karana (करण; means/association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• जुष्टम्: frequented/adorned
• जुष्टम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जुष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘frequented/adorned’

• सर्वपापविशोधनम्: purifying all sins
• सर्वपापविशोधनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पाप + विशोधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां पापानां विशोधनम् = purifier of all sins)

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) recounting the tirtha-mahātmya to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya (traditional Purāṇic frame)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Kurus (Kuru-deśa)
• Devas
• Rishis (Sages)
• Ashramas
• Tirtha

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

It does so indirectly: by exalting a tīrtha as “purifying all sins,” the verse points to inner purification (citta-śuddhi) as the prerequisite for realizing the Self, a theme consistent with the Kurma Purana’s synthesis of devotion, dharma, and yogic clarity.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights tīrtha-sevā and sādhusaṅga as practical supports for yoga: residing near ṛṣi-āśramas, performing disciplined pilgrimage, and cultivating purity. In Kurma Purana’s broader teaching, such purification becomes the ground for mantra, japa, and meditative absorption taught in Shaiva-Vaishnava integrated frameworks.

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

While neither name appears, the verse reflects the Purāṇic non-sectarian model: sacred places revered by “the gods” and inhabited by sages are presented as universally sanctifying, aligning with the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis where tīrthas and tapas are shared means to the one Supreme.