Shloka 12

Narmadā-tīrtha-māhātmya — Bhṛgu-tīrtha to Sāgara-saṅgama

Pilgrimage Circuit, Gifts, Fasting, and Imperishable Merit

Devanagari script

ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र हंसतीर्थ मनुत्तमम् / तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन् ब्रह्मलोके महीयते

Transliteration

tato gaccheta rājendra haṃsatīrtha manuttamam / tatra snātvā naro rājan brahmaloke mahīyate

Translation

ତାପରେ, ହେ ରାଜେନ୍ଦ୍ର, ସର୍ବୋତ୍ତମ ହଂସତୀର୍ଥକୁ ଯିବା ଉଚିତ। ହେ ରାଜନ, ସେଠାରେ ସ୍ନାନ କଲେ ନର ବ୍ରହ୍ମଲୋକରେ ସମ୍ମାନିତ ହୋଇ ମହିମା ପାଏ।

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: सम्बन्ध/कालाधिकरण (Adverbial/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), तस्मात्/ततः = ‘thereafter/from there’ (adverb)

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

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• राजेन्द्र: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; समास: राजन् + इन्द्र (राज्ञाम् इन्द्रः)

• हंसतीर्थम्: the Haṃsa-tīrtha
• हंसतीर्थम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हंसतीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; समास: हंसस्य तीर्थम्

• मनुत्तमम्: the best among the Manus (supremely excellent)
• मनुत्तमम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनुत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier) हंसतीर्थम्; समास: मनूनाम् उत्तमम्

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), स्थानवाचक (locative adverb)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having bathed’

• नरः: a man
• नरः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• ब्रह्मलोके: in Brahma’s world
• ब्रह्मलोके: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; समास: ब्रह्मणः लोकः

• महीयते: is honored
• महीयते: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (passive/medio-passive sense): ‘is honored/glorified’

Speaker

Narrator-sage addressing the king (pilgrimage instruction within Kurma Purana’s tirtha-mahatmya section)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Haṃsatīrtha
• Brahmaloka
• Brahmā

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FAQs

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

This verse does not directly define Ātman; it teaches karma-phala through tīrtha-snāna—merit gained by sacred bathing leading to exalted posthumous realms like Brahmaloka.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The practice emphasized is tīrtha-snāna (ritual purification by bathing) as a dhārmic discipline; it complements inner yoga by preparing the practitioner through purity (śauca) and faith (śraddhā), though no specific āsana/prāṇāyāma is stated.

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

It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it reflects the Purāṇic synthesis indirectly by presenting pilgrimage and purity as universally valid means within the shared dharma framework honored across Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions.