Shloka 5
Narmadā-tīrtha-māhātmya — Bhṛgu-tīrtha to Sāgara-saṅgama
Pilgrimage Circuit, Gifts, Fasting, and Imperishable Merit
तस्यैव तपसोग्रेण तुष्टेन त्रिपुरारिणा / सान्निध्यं तत्र कथितं भृगुतीर्थे युधिष्ठिर
tasyaiva tapasogreṇa tuṣṭena tripurāriṇā / sānnidhyaṃ tatra kathitaṃ bhṛgutīrthe yudhiṣṭhira
അവന്റെ അത്യുഗ്ര തപസ്സിൽ പ്രസന്നനായ ത്രിപുരാരി (ശിവൻ) അവിടെ പ്രത്യേക സാന്നിധ്യമായി നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു എന്നു പറയുന്നു—ഹേ യുധിഷ്ഠിരാ! ഭൃഗുതീർത്ഥത്തിൽ।
Narrator-sage addressing King Yudhiṣṭhira (tīrtha-māhātmya discourse)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It implies that the Supreme is accessible through tapas and devotion: the Lord’s “sānnidhya” (abiding presence) is experienced where inner discipline matures, showing the Atman–Īśvara relationship as experiential rather than merely theoretical.
The verse foregrounds tapas (austerity/ascetic heat)—a core limb of sādhana aligned with Pāśupata-oriented discipline in the Kurma tradition, where sustained self-restraint and worship culminate in divine proximity (sānnidhya).
By presenting Śiva (Tripurāri) as the gracious Lord who responds to austerity and manifests presence at a tīrtha, the Purāṇa reinforces its broader synthesis: sectarian forms differ, yet the same supreme grace operates through devotion, discipline, and sacred space.