Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 22

Narmadā-māhātmya: Amarakāṇṭaka, Jāleśvara, Kapilā–Viśalyakaraṇī, and the Supreme Purifying Power of Darśana

Devanagari script

पश्चिमे पर्वततटे सर्वपापविनाशनः / ह्रदो जलेश्वरो नाम त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतः

Transliteration

paścime parvatataṭe sarvapāpavināśanaḥ / hrado jaleśvaro nāma triṣu lokeṣu viśrutaḥ

Translation

Di lereng barat gunung itu terdapat sebuah tasik yang memusnahkan segala dosa. Namanya Jaleśvara, dan kemasyhurannya termasyhur di tiga alam.

Word by Word

• पश्चिमे: in the western (side)
• पश्चिमे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पश्चिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषण-प्रयोगः (locative adjective)

• पर्वत-तटे: on the mountain bank/slope
• पर्वत-तटे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक) + तट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पर्वतस्य तटः)

• सर्व-पाप-विनाशनः: destroyer of all sins
• सर्व-पाप-विनाशनः: विशेषण (Adjectival to subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + विनाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• ह्रदः: a lake
• ह्रदः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ह्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• जल-ईश्वरः: Jaleśvara (lord of waters)
• जल-ईश्वरः: समानााधिकरण/नामधेय (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जलस्य ईश्वरः)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: सम्बन्ध/नामनिर्देश (Name-marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-निर्देशक (indeclinable used to mark name)

• त्रिषु: in three
• त्रिषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषणम्

• लोकेषु: worlds
• लोकेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन

• विश्रुतः: renowned
• विश्रुतः: विशेषण (Adjectival to subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-श्रु (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration, traditionally Sūta/Vyāsa-lineage) describing a tīrtha within the Kurma Purana’s sacred geography

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Jaleśvara (Hrada/Tīrtha)
• Tri-loka (three worlds)
• Parvata (mountain)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes purification (pāpa-kṣaya) as a prerequisite for clearer knowledge; in the Kurma Purana’s synthesis, outer tīrtha supports inner readiness for realizing the Self.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights tīrtha-sevā and ritual bathing as purificatory disciplines; within Kurma Purana’s broader Yoga-shāstra framing, such purification complements mantra-japa, niyama, and meditative steadiness.

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

By presenting a universally revered tīrtha (“famed in three worlds”), it fits the Purana’s inclusive sacred-topography where sanctity is not sectarian—supporting the Shaiva–Vaishnava unity that the text repeatedly advances.