Shloka 7
Narmadā–Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Sequence of Sacred Fords and Their Fruits
ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र केदारं नाम पुण्यदम् / तत्र स्नात्वोदकं कृत्वा सर्वान् कामानवाप्नुयात्
tato gaccheta rājendra kedāraṃ nāma puṇyadam / tatra snātvodakaṃ kṛtvā sarvān kāmānavāpnuyāt
പിന്നീട്, ഹേ രാജേന്ദ്രാ, പുണ്യദായകമായ ‘കേദാരം’ എന്ന തീർത്ഥത്തിലേക്ക് പോകണം. അവിടെ സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത് വിധിപൂർവ്വം ഉദക-തർപ്പണം ചെയ്താൽ എല്ലാ ആഗ്രഹങ്ങളും സഫലമാകും.
Sūta (narrating Purāṇic teaching to the sages; addressing a kingly interlocutor in the verse as 'rājendra')
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames purification through tīrtha-bathing and rite as a dhārmic aid that removes obstacles to higher realization, preparing the seeker for knowledge of the Self taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
Not a meditation technique, but a preparatory discipline (śauca and dharma): tīrtha-snānā (ritual bath) and udaka-kriyā (water libations such as tarpana/offerings), which the Purāṇa treats as supportive limbs for inner steadiness and devotion.
By praising Kedāra (a Śaiva tīrtha) within the Kurma Purana’s Vaiṣṇava framework, it reflects the text’s synthesis: honoring Śiva’s sacred geography while upholding a unified dhārmic path where pilgrimage and devotion serve the same supreme goal.