Shloka 32

Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Mahālaya, Kedāra, Rivers and Fords, and Devadāru Forest

Akṣaya-Karma Doctrine

Devanagari script

काश्यपस्य महातीर्थं कालसर्पिरिति श्रुतम् / तत्र श्राद्धानि देयानि नित्यं पापक्षयेच्छया

Transliteration

kāśyapasya mahātīrthaṃ kālasarpiriti śrutam / tatra śrāddhāni deyāni nityaṃ pāpakṣayecchayā

Translation

കാശ്യപന്റെ മഹാതീർത്ഥം പരമ്പരയിൽ ‘കാലസർപി’ എന്നു പ്രസിദ്ധം. അവിടെ പാപക്ഷയാഭിലാഷത്തോടെ നിത്യം ശ്രാദ്ധകർമ്മം അർപ്പിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• काश्यपस्य: of Kāśyapa
• काश्यपस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काश्यप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• महातीर्थम्: great sacred ford/pilgrimage place
• महातीर्थम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; कर्मधारयः (महत्तीर्यम्)

• कालसर्पिः: Kālasarpi (name)
• कालसर्पिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल + सर्पि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; तत्पुरुषः (कालस्य सर्पिः/कालसर्पिः = name)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक-अव्यय

• श्रुतम्: is known/said to be
• श्रुतम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP/क्त), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; विधेय-विशेषणम् (is heard/known)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• श्राद्धानि: śrāddhas (rites)
• श्राद्धानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), बहुवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• देयानि: should be offered/given
• देयानि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: कर्तव्यतार्थक कृदन्त (Gerundive/यत्), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; विधेय-विशेषणम् (to be given)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverbial accusative: always)

• पापक्षयेच्छया: with the desire for destruction of sins
• पापक्षयेच्छया: Hetu/Karana (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप + क्षय + इच्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तत्पुरुषः (पापक्षयस्य इच्छा)

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) conveying the tirtha-māhātmya tradition to the sages

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Kāśyapa
• Kālasarpa
• Tīrtha
• Śrāddha

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FAQs

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

This verse does not directly define Ātman; it emphasizes dharma through tīrtha and śrāddha as purificatory means that support inner clarity, which in the broader Kurma Purana context aids spiritual realization.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No formal yoga technique is taught here; the practice highlighted is nitya-śrāddha at a specific tīrtha as karma-yoga oriented purification (pāpa-kṣaya), aligning ritual discipline with spiritual progress.

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

The verse is neutral on sectarian theology; it reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthetic dharma tone where tīrtha, śrāddha, and purification are upheld as universally efficacious within the Shaiva-Vaishnava integrated tradition.