Shloka 84

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

Devanagari script

नन्दितीर्थं ततो गच्छेत् स्नानं तत्र समाचरेत् / प्रीयते तस्य नन्दीशः सोमलोके महीयते

Transliteration

nanditīrthaṃ tato gacchet snānaṃ tatra samācaret / prīyate tasya nandīśaḥ somaloke mahīyate

Translation

അതിനുശേഷം നന്ദിതീർത്ഥത്തിലേക്ക് പോയി അവിടെ വിധിപ്രകാരം സ്നാനം ആചരിക്കണം. അതിനാൽ നന്ദീശൻ (ശിവൻ) പ്രസന്നനാകുന്നു; അവൻ സോമലോകത്തിൽ മഹിമപ്പെടുന്നു.

Word by Word

• nandi-tīrtham: to Nandi-tīrtha
• nandi-tīrtham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nandi + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः; द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुष-समासः (नन्देः/नन्दिनः तीर्थम्)

• tataḥ: thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमसूचक-क्रियाविशेषण (thereafter)

• gacchet: should go
• gacchet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• snānam: bathing
• snānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः; द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचनम्

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण

• samācaret: should perform
• samācaret: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√car (चर् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• prīyate: is pleased
• prīyate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prī (प्री धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• tasya: of him/of that (person)
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• nandīśaḥ: Nandīśa (Nandi)
• nandīśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nandīśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः; प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचनम्

• somaloke: in Soma’s world
• somaloke: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: soma + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः; सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुष-समासः (सोमस्य लोकः)

• mahīyate: is honored
• mahīyate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: mah (मह् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing on tirtha-mahatmya

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Nanditirtha
• Nandisha
• Shiva
• Nandin
• Soma-loka

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

Indirectly: it teaches that inner purity and devotion expressed through dharmic acts (like tīrtha-snānā) align the seeker with Īśvara’s grace; the Atman’s uplift is shown through divine pleasure and higher-loka attainment.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes karma-yoga in a purificatory form—tīrtha-gamana and snāna performed with niyama (proper observance). In the Kurma Purana’s spiritual framework, such disciplined purity supports later meditation, mantra, and Pāśupata-oriented devotion.

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

Vishnu (as Kūrma) teaches reverence for Śiva (Nandīśa), reflecting the Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava harmony: devotion to one form of Īśvara is affirmed through honoring the other’s sacred spaces and grace.