Shloka 39
Narmadā–Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Sequence of Sacred Fords and Their Fruits
मार्गेश्वरं ततो गच्छेत् स्नानं तत्र समाचरेत् / स्नातमात्रो नरस्तत्र स्वर्गलोकमवाप्नुयात्
mārgeśvaraṃ tato gacchet snānaṃ tatra samācaret / snātamātro narastatra svargalokamavāpnuyāt
Kemudian hendaklah pergi ke Mārgeśvara dan melaksanakan mandi suci di sana menurut tata cara. Sesiapa yang mandi di sana walau sekali akan mencapai alam syurga.
Sūta (narrator) describing tīrtha-mahātmyas to the sages (Naimiṣāraṇya frame)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it teaches purification through tīrtha-snānā and devotion to Īśvara (here, Mārgeśvara/Śiva) as supportive means for higher states; it does not explicitly define Ātman, but presumes a moral-causal order where purity and devotion elevate consciousness and destiny.
The practice emphasized is śauca (purificatory discipline) through tīrtha-snānā performed “properly” (samācaret). In Kurma Purana terms, such outer purification complements inner yoga—restraint, devotion, and contemplation—by preparing the practitioner for steadier sādhana.
Though the verse names a Śiva-tīrtha (Mārgeśvara), it appears within a Vaiṣṇava Purāṇa that regularly honors Śiva as a form of Īśvara; the takeaway is practical non-sectarianism—reverence to Śiva-linked tīrthas is affirmed as dharmic and spiritually fruitful within the Kurma Purana’s synthesis.