Shloka 75
Narmadā
Revā) Tīrtha Greatness: The Gandharva Maidens’ Curse Narrative (Acchodā Episode Begins
एतस्मिन्नंतरे विप्रः स्नातुं सोऽपि समागतः । पितुराश्रमतस्तस्मादच्छोदेऽत्र सरोवरे
etasminnaṃtare vipraḥ snātuṃ so'pi samāgataḥ | piturāśramatastasmādacchode'tra sarovare
अथान्तरे तस्मिन्विप्रः स्नानार्थमपि समागतः। पितुराश्रमात् तस्माद् अत्राच्छोदे नाम सरोवरे निर्मले॥
Narrator (contextual purāṇic narration; specific dialogue speaker not explicit in this single verse)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: एतस्मिन्नंतरे = एतस्मिन् + अन्तरे; सोऽपि = सः + अपि; पितुराश्रमात् = पितुः + आश्रमात्; तस्मादच्छोदेऽत्र = तस्मात् + अच्छोदे + अत्र
FAQs
It situates the narrative at a named tīrtha-like waterbody—Acchoda lake—highlighting how Purāṇic stories map sacred places through concrete landmarks such as lakes and hermitages.
Direct bhakti doctrine is not stated here; the emphasis is on tīrtha-bathing (snāna) and approaching sacred places, which in Purāṇic contexts often functions as a preparatory devotional act leading to merit and spiritual receptivity.
The verse models a disciplined religious life: a brāhmaṇa coming from an āśrama to perform ritual bathing, reflecting reverence for sacred practice, purity, and continuity of tradition.