Shloka 10
Narmadā Māhātmya with the Praise of Amarakantaka Tīrthas
तत्र स्नात्वा महाराज नियमस्थो जितेंद्रियः । उपोष्य रजनीमेकां कुलानां तारयेच्छतम्
tatra snātvā mahārāja niyamastho jiteṃdriyaḥ | upoṣya rajanīmekāṃ kulānāṃ tārayecchatam
ਹੇ ਮਹਾਰਾਜ, ਉੱਥੇ ਇਸ਼ਨਾਨ ਕਰਕੇ, ਨਿਯਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਟਿਕਿਆ ਅਤੇ ਇੰਦ੍ਰੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਜਿੱਤਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ, ਜੇ ਕੋਈ ਇਕ ਰਾਤ ਉਪਵਾਸ ਕਰੇ, ਤਾਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਕੁਲ ਦੀਆਂ ਸੌ ਪੀੜ੍ਹੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਤਾਰ ਦੇਵੇ।
Unspecified (contextual narrator addressing a king, 'mahārāja')
Concept: Tīrtha-snana combined with self-restraint and a one-night fast yields extraordinary ancestral and familial benefit.
Application: Observe periodic upavāsa (even a single night), paired with sense-restraint and a sacred bath (or symbolic purification), dedicating the merit for family welfare and inner purification.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"On a serene riverbank tīrtha, a kingly pilgrim lays aside ornaments, enters the water with folded hands, and emerges calm, eyes lowered in restraint. Night falls as he keeps a one-night fast beneath a banyan, a small lamp and a water-pot beside him, while faint ancestral silhouettes appear as blessings in the sky.","primary_figures":["Pilgrim devotee (mahārāja archetype)","Tīrtha guardians (subtle yakṣa/deva forms)","Ancestral pitṛs (ethereal)"],"setting":"A sacred bathing ghat with stone steps, a small shrine, and forest edge; a quiet night-vigil spot nearby.","lighting_mood":"moonlit","color_palette":["river-silver","deep indigo","lamp-flame amber","stone gray","leaf green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a richly dressed king-devotee at a ghat, gold-leaf highlights on the shrine and lamp, ornate arch framing the tīrtha, the devotee shown with folded hands and a calm face, gem-studded borders, subtle golden ancestral forms above indicating ‘kula-tāraṇa’.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: gentle moonlit ghat scene, the pilgrim wrapped in a simple cloth after bathing, seated under a tree with a small diya, cool blues and silvers, delicate ripples in water, faint translucent pitṛ figures in the sky like mist.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized ghat and shrine, bold outlines, warm reds/yellows/greens, the devotee in disciplined posture (niyama), a crescent moon overhead, patterned water motifs, ancestral blessings as icon-like medallions.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ornate floral border with lotus motifs, central ghat with symmetrical steps, deep blue night field with gold stars, the devotee fasting beside a lamp, symbolic hundred small lotus buds around the border representing ‘śata-kula’ deliverance."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["flowing water","night insects","soft bell from a small shrine","single conch note at cadence","quiet footfalls on stone steps"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: रजनीमेकाम् = रजनीम् + एकाम् (म् + ए → मे); तारयेच्छतम् (पाठभेदः) इति सामान्यतः तारयेत् + शतम् (त् + श → च्छ) संधिः।
FAQs
Bathing at the specified sacred place, maintaining discipline and self-control, and observing a fast for one night.
The verse states that such observance can “deliver” (tārayet) a hundred generations of one’s lineage—i.e., confer great ancestral merit and upliftment.
Inner restraint (jitendriya) and disciplined observance (niyama) are presented as essential to making ritual acts spiritually efficacious.