Shloka 78

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

Devanagari script

यावत् तद्रोमसंख्या तु तत्प्रसूतिकुलेषु च / तावद् वर्षसहस्राणि रुद्रलोके महीयते

Transliteration

yāvat tadromasaṃkhyā tu tatprasūtikuleṣu ca / tāvad varṣasahasrāṇi rudraloke mahīyate

Translation

ఆ పవిత్ర రూపమున రోమాల సంఖ్య ఎంతయో, అలాగే దాని సంతతి కులములలో లెక్క ఎంతయో, అంత సహస్ర సంవత్సరములు అతడు రుద్రలోకమున మహిమతో గౌరవింపబడును.

Word by Word

• यावत्: as much as / as long as
• यावत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/संबन्ध-शब्द)
• Form: अव्यय; correlative adverb (as long as/so much as)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; demonstrative used adjectivally

• रोमसंख्या: the number of hairs
• रोमसंख्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोम + संख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रोम्णां संख्या)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle (but/indeed)

• तत्: of that
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-सम्बन्धे (in compound), एकवचनम्; demonstrative for compound

• प्रसूति: offspring/birth
• प्रसूति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसूति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-सम्बन्धे (in compound), एकवचनम्; ‘birth/offspring’

• कुलेषु: in the families
• कुलेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (अधिकरण), बहुवचनम्

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

• तावत्: for that long / so many
• तावत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; correlative adverb (so much/so long)

• वर्षसहस्राणि: thousands of years
• वर्षसहस्राणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (काल-अत्यन्तसंयोगे; duration), बहुवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वर्षाणां सहस्राणि)

• रुद्रलोके: in Rudra’s world
• रुद्रलोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्रलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (अधिकरण), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रुद्रस्य लोकः)

• महीयते: is honored
• महीयते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; passive/reflexive sense ‘is honored/glorified’

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic discourse attributed to Vyāsa/Sūta tradition) describing the फल (phala) of Rudra-bhakti

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Rudraloka

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes the measurable फल (karmic result) of devotion—honor in Rudraloka—rather than defining Ātman; in the Kurma Purana’s synthesis, such devotion is a means that can mature into higher knowledge.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific technique is taught in this verse; it functions as a phala-śruti that supports Rudra-bhakti (devotional discipline), which elsewhere in the Kurma Purana is integrated with Śaiva observances and yogic self-restraint.

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

By presenting Rudraloka and the honor gained through Rudra-devotion within a Vaiṣṇava Purāṇa framework, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian stance where devotion to Rudra is upheld as spiritually efficacious within the broader unity of Hari and Hara.