Shloka 62
Narmadā–Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Sequence of Sacred Fords and Their Fruits
त्रैयम्बकेन तोयेन यश्चरुं श्रपयेत् ततः / अङ्कोलमूले दद्याच्च पिण्डांश्चैव यथाविधि / तारिताः पितरस्तेन तृप्यन्त्याचन्द्रतारकम्
traiyambakena toyena yaścaruṃ śrapayet tataḥ / aṅkolamūle dadyācca piṇḍāṃścaiva yathāvidhi / tāritāḥ pitarastena tṛpyantyācandratārakam
ത്ര്യംബക (ശിവ) അഭിമന്ത്രിത ജലത്തിൽ ചരു പാകം ചെയ്ത്, വിധിപ്രകാരം അങ്കോല വൃക്ഷത്തിന്റെ മൂലത്തിൽ പിണ്ഡങ്ങൾ അർപ്പിക്കുന്നവൻ—ആ കർമംകൊണ്ട് പിതൃകൾ മോചിതരായി, ചന്ദ്ര-താരങ്ങൾ നിലനിൽക്കുന്നത്രയും ദീർഘകാലം തൃപ്തരായിരിക്കും.
Sūta (narrator) conveying the śrāddha injunctions to the sages (Naimiṣāraṇya setting)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames dharma as a means of purification and uplift—supporting the Purāṇic view that right action (karma) and consecration lead the jīva toward higher states; the Atman is not described here, but the rite is presented as spiritually efficacious for the departed.
No explicit yogic technique is taught; instead, the verse emphasizes ritual purity and mantra-consecrated substances (Tryambaka-associated water) as part of disciplined dharma—often treated in the Kurma Purana as a complementary support to inner practice (yoga) and devotion.
By prescribing Tryambaka (Śiva)-consecrated water within a Vaiṣṇava Purāṇa’s dharma teaching, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis: sectarian boundaries are secondary to dharma that leads to spiritual welfare.