Shloka 7

Devanagari script

ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र केदारं नाम पुण्यदम् / तत्र स्नात्वोदकं कृत्वा सर्वान् कामानवाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

tato gaccheta rājendra kedāraṃ nāma puṇyadam / tatra snātvodakaṃ kṛtvā sarvān kāmānavāpnuyāt

Translation

Kemudian, wahai raja yang utama, hendaklah pergi ke tempat suci bernama Kedāra, pemberi pahala kebajikan. Setelah mandi di sana dan melaksanakan upacara persembahan air menurut tata, seseorang memperoleh pemenuhan segala hajat yang diingini.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Kāla/Deśa-adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), उपपद/क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial): 'thereupon/then'

• gacchet: should go
• gacchet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• rājendra: O king of kings
• rājendra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāja + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), पुल्लिङ्ग (masc.), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: 'राज्ञाम् इन्द्रः'

• kedāram: to Kedāra
• kedāram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kedāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (masc.), द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• nāma: named/called
• nāma: Viśeṣaṇa/Avyaya-bhāva (अव्ययभाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (नामन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), नाम-निर्देशक (appositive particle)

• puṇyadam: bestowing merit
• puṇyadam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya + da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neut.), द्वितीया (Acc.), एकवचन; विशेषणम् केदारम् प्रति; तत्पुरुष: 'पुण्यं ददाति'

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• snātvā: having bathed
• snātvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: snā (स्ना धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययकृदन्त; 'having bathed'

• udakam: water
• udakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: udaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neut.), द्वितीया (Acc./कर्म), एकवचन

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययकृदन्त; 'having done/made'

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (masc.), द्वितीया (Acc.), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् 'कामान्' प्रति

• kāmān: desires
• kāmān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (masc.), द्वितीया (Acc./कर्म), बहुवचन

• avāpnuyāt: would obtain
• avāpnuyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (आप् धातु) + ava (उपसर्ग)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (narrating Purāṇic teaching to the sages; addressing a kingly interlocutor in the verse as 'rājendra')

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Characters & Entities

• Kedāra

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it frames purification through tīrtha-bathing and rite as a dhārmic aid that removes obstacles to higher realization, preparing the seeker for knowledge of the Self taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Not a meditation technique, but a preparatory discipline (śauca and dharma): tīrtha-snānā (ritual bath) and udaka-kriyā (water libations such as tarpana/offerings), which the Purāṇa treats as supportive limbs for inner steadiness and devotion.

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

By praising Kedāra (a Śaiva tīrtha) within the Kurma Purana’s Vaiṣṇava framework, it reflects the text’s synthesis: honoring Śiva’s sacred geography while upholding a unified dhārmic path where pilgrimage and devotion serve the same supreme goal.