Shloka 33
Glory of Guru-tīrtha and the Kubjā Confluence: How Festival Bathing Removes Grave Sin
सा च ओंकारे भृगुक्षेत्रे नर्मदाकुब्जसंगमे । दुःप्राप्या मानवै रेवा माहिष्मत्यां सुरोत्तमैः
sā ca oṃkāre bhṛgukṣetre narmadākubjasaṃgame | duḥprāpyā mānavai revā māhiṣmatyāṃ surottamaiḥ
ആ റേവാ (നർമ്മദ) ഓംകാരത്തിൽ, ഭൃഗുക്ഷേത്രത്തിൽ, നർമ്മദാ–കുബ്ജാ സംഗമത്തിൽ ദർശനമാകുന്നു. മനുഷ്യർക്കു ദുർലഭയെങ്കിലും, മാഹിഷ്മതിയിൽ ദേവോത്തമർക്കും സുലഭയാകുന്നു.
Unspecified (narrative voice within the Bhūmi-khaṇḍa pilgrimage description; traditionally within the Pulastya–Bhīṣma dialogue frame)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: river
Sandhi Resolution Notes: नर्मदाकुब्जसंगमे = नर्मदा + कुब्ज + संगमे (समास).
FAQs
It maps Revā (Narmadā) onto specific pilgrimage nodes—Oṃkāra, Bhṛgukṣetra, the Kubjā confluence, and Māhiṣmatī—presenting the river as a chain of sanctified locations rather than a single site.
By calling the river “difficult to attain” for humans, it implies that mere physical access is not enough; reverent approach, faith, and devotional intent are what make a tīrtha truly ‘attainable’.
Sacred places are not to be treated as ordinary destinations; humility and disciplined conduct are implied prerequisites, since even a divinely praised tīrtha can remain ‘hard to attain’ without proper inner preparation.