Shloka 9
Narmadā–Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Sequence of Sacred Fords and Their Fruits
ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र विमलेश्वरमुत्तमम् / तत्र प्राणान् परित्यज्य रुद्रलोकमवाप्नुयात्
tato gaccheta rājendra vimaleśvaramuttamam / tatra prāṇān parityajya rudralokamavāpnuyāt
తరువాత, ఓ రాజేంద్రా, అత్యుత్తమమైన విమలేశ్వర క్షేత్రానికి వెళ్లవలెను. అక్కడ ప్రాణాలను విడిచినవాడు రుద్రలోకాన్ని (శివలోకాన్ని) పొందును.
Narrator/Sage addressing the King (rājendra) within the Kurma Purana’s tirtha-mahatmya discourse (Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
By linking the final relinquishing of prāṇa at a sanctified locus to Rudraloka, the verse frames liberation as a conscious passage of the self beyond embodied life, oriented to Rudra as the supreme refuge.
The verse emphasizes prāṇa (life-breath) and the moment of “parityāga” (relinquishing), resonating with yogic disciplines where mastery and inward withdrawal of prāṇa culminate in a spiritually directed end—here, toward Śiva’s realm.
Within the Kurma Purana’s integrative theology, reaching Rudra’s world through dharmic pilgrimage is presented without sectarian conflict—supporting the Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava harmony where devotion to Śiva is upheld within a Vishnu-centered Purana.