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
Ó grande rei, quem ali se banha, permanecendo em disciplina e com os sentidos dominados, e jejuando por uma só noite, salva cem gerações de sua linhagem.
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.