Shloka 43
Narmadā Pilgrimage Itinerary: Sequence of Tīrthas, Rites, and Fruits
सर्वतीर्थाभिषेकं च यः पश्येत्सागरेश्वरम् । योजनाभ्यंतरे तिष्ठेदावर्ते संस्थितः शिवः
sarvatīrthābhiṣekaṃ ca yaḥ paśyetsāgareśvaram | yojanābhyaṃtare tiṣṭhedāvarte saṃsthitaḥ śivaḥ
‘சர்வதீர்த்த அபிஷேகம்’ நடைபெறும் வேளையில் சாகரேஸ்வரனை தரிசிப்பவன், ஒரு யோஜனை அளவுக்குள் அந்தப் புனித ஆவர்த்தத்தில் தாமே சிவன் நிலைகொள்கிறார்।
Not explicitly stated in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses of Svarga-khaṇḍa 21).
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: sarvatīrthābhiṣekaṃ = sarva-tīrtha-abhiṣekam; paśyetsāgareśvaram = paśyet + sāgara-īśvaram; yojanābhyaṃtare = yojana-abhyantare; tiṣṭhedāvarte = tiṣṭhet + āvarte
FAQs
It refers to a sacred occasion/rite described as the ritual bathing or anointing connected with “all tīrthas,” implying an especially potent pilgrimage moment when the merit of many holy places is concentrated.
Sāgareśvara is presented as a sacred Śaiva locus (often understood as a Śiva-liṅga or deity-title meaning “Lord of the Ocean”), whose darśana is praised as highly meritorious.
The verse emphasizes the power of darśana (reverent seeing) and pilgrimage: approaching and beholding the divine at a consecrated place/time is portrayed as drawing one into Śiva’s immediate spiritual presence.