Shloka 29

Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Mahālaya, Kedāra, Rivers and Fords, and Devadāru Forest

Akṣaya-Karma Doctrine

Devanagari script

कुबेरतुङ्गं पापघ्नं सिद्धचारणसेवितम् / प्राणांस्तत्र परित्यज्य कुबेरानुचरो भवेत्

Transliteration

kuberatuṅgaṃ pāpaghnaṃ siddhacāraṇasevitam / prāṇāṃstatra parityajya kuberānucaro bhavet

Translation

Kuberatuṅga ialah tempat suci yang memusnahkan dosa, sering diziarahi para Siddha dan Cāraṇa. Sesiapa yang melepaskan nyawanya di sana akan menjadi pengiring Kubera.

Word by Word

• कुबेरतुङ्गम्: Kuberatuṅga (place/peak)
• कुबेरतुङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुबेर + तुङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कुबेरस्य तुङ्गम् = Kubera’s peak/place)

• पापघ्नम्: sin-destroying
• पापघ्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप + घ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (पापं हन्ति इति) विशेषणम् (qualifies कुबेरतुङ्गम्)

• सिद्धचारणसेवितम्: frequented by Siddhas and Cāraṇas
• सिद्धचारणसेवितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध + चारण + सेवित (सेव् धातु + क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP/क्त) ‘सेवित’, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तत्पुरुष-समासः (सिद्धैः चारणैः च सेवितम्) विशेषणम्

• प्राणान्: life-breaths/life
• प्राणान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• परित्यज्य: having given up
• परित्यज्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-त्यज् (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-सम)
• Form: ल्यबन्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकाले (having abandoned)

• कुबेरानुचरः: attendant of Kubera
• कुबेरानुचरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुबेर + अनुचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कुबेरस्य अनुचरः)

• भवेत्: would become/may become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) recounting tīrtha-māhātmya to the sages

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Kubera
• Kuberatuṅga
• Siddhas
• Cāraṇas

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

This verse is primarily a tīrtha-māhātmya statement: it emphasizes karmic purification (pāpa-kṣaya) and a post-mortem destiny (becoming Kubera’s attendant), rather than directly defining Ātman. Indirectly, it reflects the Purāṇic view that sacred acts and sacred places shape one’s gati (destination) through dharma and karma.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No explicit yogic technique is taught in this śloka. The practice implied is tīrtha-sevā—pilgrimage, reverence, and disciplined religious living culminating in a sacred death (kṣetra-maraṇa), which the text frames as spiritually efficacious within Purāṇic dharma.

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

The verse does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu. It fits the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis by presenting a shared Purāṇic framework where various deities (here, Kubera) and their realms are integrated into a single moral-cosmic order governed by dharma, karma, and sacred geography.