Shloka 28
Narmadā Pilgrimage Itinerary: Sequence of Tīrthas, Rites, and Fruits
जलप्रवेशं यः कुर्यात्तस्मिंस्तीर्थे नराधिप । हंसयुक्तेन यानेन रुद्रलोकं स गच्छति
jalapraveśaṃ yaḥ kuryāttasmiṃstīrthe narādhipa | haṃsayuktena yānena rudralokaṃ sa gacchati
அரசே! அந்தத் தீர்த்தத்தில் நீரில் இறங்குபவன், அன்னங்கள் இழுக்கும் விமானத்தில் ருத்ரலோகத்தை அடைவான்.
Unspecified (narrator addressing a king: 'narādhipa')
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कुर्यात्तस्मिन् → कुर्यात् + तस्मिन्; तस्मिंस्तीर्थे → तस्मिन् + तीर्थे.
FAQs
It praises जलप्रवेश (entering the sacred water)—i.e., ritual bathing/immersion at a tīrtha—as a meritorious act.
The verse states that the practitioner attains Rudra’s realm (Rudraloka), symbolically described as reaching it in a swan-drawn celestial conveyance.
It implies that reverent engagement with sacred places and purificatory disciplines (like tīrtha-snana) is believed to elevate one’s spiritual destiny and align one with divine realms.