Shloka 35

Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Mahālaya, Kedāra, Rivers and Fords, and Devadāru Forest

Akṣaya-Karma Doctrine

Devanagari script

वैतरण्यां महातीर्थे स्वर्णवेद्यां तथैव च / धर्मपृष्ठे च सरसि ब्रह्मणः परमे शुभे

Transliteration

vaitaraṇyāṃ mahātīrthe svarṇavedyāṃ tathaiva ca / dharmapṛṣṭhe ca sarasi brahmaṇaḥ parame śubhe

Translation

వైతరణీ మహాతీర్థంలో, అలాగే స్వర్ణవేదీ వద్ద, మరియు బ్రహ్మునకు చెందిన పరమ శుభమైన ‘ధర్మపృష్ట’ అనే సరస్సులో—(స్నానారాధనతో మహాపుణ్యం లభిస్తుంది).

Word by Word

• वैतरण्याम्: at Vaitaraṇī
• वैतरण्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैतरणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण (place)

• महातीर्थे: at the great tīrtha
• महातीर्थे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महातीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—महत् + तीर्थ (कर्मधारय); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• स्वर्णवेद्याम्: at (the place called) Svarṇavedī
• स्वर्णवेद्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्णवेदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—स्वर्णस्य वेदी (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक क्रियाविशेषण

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• धर्मपृष्ठे: at Dharmapṛṣṭha
• धर्मपृष्ठे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मपृष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—धर्मस्य पृष्ठम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• सरसि: in the lake
• सरसि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• परमे: supreme
• परमे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘सरसि’)

• शुभे: auspicious
• शुभे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘सरसि’)

Speaker

Sūta (narrating the Kurma Purana’s tirtha-mahātmya to the sages)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vaitaraṇī
• Svarṇavedī
• Dharmapṛṣṭha Saras
• Brahmā

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

Indirectly: it emphasizes śubha-karman (auspicious dharma) through tīrtha-sevā; the Purāṇic view is that such purifying acts steady the mind and support knowledge of the Supreme taught elsewhere in the text.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

This verse points to tīrtha-yātrā, snāna (ritual bathing), and worship at sanctified places—outer disciplines that purify conduct and prepare the sādhaka for inner yoga (including the Pāśupata-oriented teachings found later).

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

It does not name Śiva or Viṣṇu directly; it reflects the Purāṇic synthesis by presenting tīrtha-dharma as a shared path of purification that supports devotion and realization, harmonizing sectarian practices within a single dharmic framework.