Shloka 40
Narmadā Pilgrimage Itinerary: Sequence of Tīrthas, Rites, and Fruits
तत्रोपवासं कृत्वा ये पश्यंति विमलेश्वरम् । सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा रुद्रलोकं व्रजंति ते
tatropavāsaṃ kṛtvā ye paśyaṃti vimaleśvaram | sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā rudralokaṃ vrajaṃti te
అక్కడ ఉపవాసం చేసి విమలేశ్వరుని దర్శించువారు—సర్వపాపశుద్ధులై రుద్రలోకానికి వెళ్తారు।
Unspecified (narrative voice within Svarga-khaṇḍa; traditional frame often involves Pulastya instructing Bhīṣma, but not explicit in this single verse).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तत्रोपवासं = तत्र + उपवासम्; पश्यंति = पश्यन्ति (अनुस्वार-लेखनभेद); सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा = सर्व-पाप-विशुद्ध-आत्मा (अर्थतः बहुवचन); रुद्रलोकं = रुद्र-लोकम्; व्रजंति = व्रजन्ति (अनुस्वार-लेखनभेद)
FAQs
It recommends performing upavāsa (a fast/fasting observance) and then taking darśana—beholding Vimaleśvara.
The verse states that one becomes purified from all sins and attains Rudraloka, the realm of Rudra (Śiva).
The verse highlights disciplined observance (fasting) combined with devotional encounter (darśana) as a means of inner purification and spiritual ascent.