Shloka 35

Narmadā–Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Sequence of Sacred Fords and Their Fruits

Devanagari script

नर्मदादक्षिणे कूले संगमेश्वरमुत्तमम् / तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन् सर्वयज्ञफलं लभेत्

Transliteration

narmadādakṣiṇe kūle saṃgameśvaramuttamam / tatra snātvā naro rājan sarvayajñaphalaṃ labhet

Translation

నర్మదా నదికి దక్షిణ తీరంలో సంగమేశ్వరమనే ఉత్తమ తీర్థం ఉంది. ఓ రాజా, అక్కడ స్నానం చేస్తే సర్వయజ్ఞఫలాన్ని పొందుతాడు।

Word by Word

• नर्मदायाः: of the Narmadā
• नर्मदायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्मदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दक्षिणे: on the southern
• दक्षिणे: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कूले)

• कूले: bank
• कूले: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• संगमेश्वरम्: Saṅgameśvara (Lord of the confluence)
• संगमेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संगम-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (संगमस्य ईश्वरः)

• उत्तमम्: excellent; supreme
• उत्तमम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (संगमेश्वरम्)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वयज्ञफलम्: the fruit of all sacrifices
• सर्वयज्ञफलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-यज्ञ-फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां यज्ञानां फलम्)

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) conveying the tīrtha-māhātmya to the assembled sages

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narmadā
• Saṅgameśvara
• Śiva

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it teaches that sacred action done with śraddhā (here, tīrtha-snāna) can confer the same purifying merit as elaborate yajñas, preparing the seeker for inner realization of the Self taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes tīrtha-snāna (ritual bathing) as a dharmic purification practice; in the Kurma Purana’s wider discipline, such purification supports mantra-japa, vrata, and contemplative Yoga (including Pāśupata-oriented devotion) by cleansing obstacles (mala) and strengthening sattva.

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

By exalting a Śiva-tīrtha (Saṅgameśvara) within the Kurma Purana’s Vaiṣṇava narrative setting, it reflects the text’s integrative stance: honoring Śiva’s sanctity as fully compatible with devotion to Nārāyaṇa/Lord Kūrma.