Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

ततो ऽङ्गारेश्वरं गच्छेन्नियतो नियताशनः / सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा रुद्रलोके महीयते

Transliteration

tato 'ṅgāreśvaraṃ gacchenniyato niyatāśanaḥ / sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā rudraloke mahīyate

Translation

അതിനുശേഷം നിയന്ത്രിതനും നിയതാഹാരിയുമായിട്ട് അങ്കാരേശ്വരനെ സമീപിക്കണം. സർവ്വപാപങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നു അന്തഃകരണം ശുദ്ധനായാൽ അവൻ രുദ്രലോകത്തിൽ മഹിമപ്പെടുന്നു.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय ‘then’

• अङ्गारेश्वरम्: Aṅgāreśvara
• अङ्गारेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गार + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अङ्गारस्य ईश्वरः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; proper name

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

• नियतः: disciplined
• नियतः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘disciplined/restrained’

• नियताशनः: one whose food is regulated
• नियताशनः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियत + आशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (नियतं आशनं यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा: one whose soul is purified of all sins
• सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पाप + विशुद्ध + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (सर्वपापैः विशुद्धः आत्मा यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रुद्रलोके: in Rudra’s world
• रुद्रलोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रुद्रस्य लोके); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; Locative singular

• महीयते: is honored, is glorified
• महीयते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थः ‘is honored/glorified’

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) conveying the Kurma Purana’s tīrtha-māhātmya teaching in a Śaiva-Vaiṣṇava syncretic frame

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Aṅgāreśvara
• Rudra (Śiva)
• Rudraloka

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FAQs

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

It frames inner purification (viśuddhātmā) as the key spiritual outcome: by disciplined conduct and sacred pilgrimage, the practitioner’s inner being becomes cleansed, making one fit for higher divine proximity (Rudraloka).

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes niyama-like discipline—regulated food (niyatāśana) and vow-based restraint (niyataḥ). In the Kurma Purana’s broader Śaiva praxis, such regulation supports purity, steadiness of mind, and eligibility for Śiva-oriented worship and Pāśupata-aligned observances.

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

By presenting Śiva’s tīrtha and Rudraloka as legitimate goals within the Kurma Purana (a Vaiṣṇava Purana with strong Śaiva synthesis), it reflects a complementary, non-sectarian pathway where devotion and discipline lead to divine realms without opposing Śiva and Viṣṇu.