Shloka 26

Narmadā-māhātmya: Amarakāṇṭaka, Jāleśvara, Kapilā–Viśalyakaraṇī, and the Supreme Purifying Power of Darśana

Devanagari script

तस्मिंस्तीर्थे तु ये वृक्षाः पतिताः कालपर्ययात् / नर्मदातोयसंस्पृष्टास्ते यान्ति परमां गतिम्

Transliteration

tasmiṃstīrthe tu ye vṛkṣāḥ patitāḥ kālaparyayāt / narmadātoyasaṃspṛṣṭāste yānti paramāṃ gatim

Translation

ณท่าน้ำศักดิ์สิทธิ์นั้น แม้ต้นไม้ที่ล้มลงเพราะกาลเวลา เมื่อได้สัมผัสสายน้ำนรมทา ก็ย่อมบรรลุคติสูงสุด

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तीर्थे: at the sacred ford/place
• तीर्थे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

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

• ये: which/who
• ये: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• वृक्षाः: trees
• वृक्षाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; apposition to 'ye')
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• पतिताः: fallen
• पतिताः: विशेषण (Adjectival to subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पत् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• काल-पर्ययात्: due to the change/turn of time
• काल-पर्ययात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Ablative; cause/source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक) + पर्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कालस्य पर्ययः)

• नर्मदा-तोय-संस्पृष्टाः: touched by the waters of the Narmadā
• नर्मदा-तोय-संस्पृष्टाः: विशेषण (Adjectival to subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नर्मदा (प्रातिपदिक) + तोय (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्-स्पृश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (नर्मदायाः तोयेन संस्पृष्टाः)

• ते: they
• ते: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (anaphoric)

• यान्ति: go/attain
• यान्ति: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/Indicative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• परमाम्: supreme
• परमाम्: विशेषण (Adjectival to object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• गतिम्: state/goal/destination
• गतिम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (narrating the tīrtha-māhātmya as received from the sages’ tradition)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narmadā
• Tīrtha
• Kāla (Time)

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

It implies that proximity to a sanctified reality (tīrtha empowered by dharma and divine presence) can elevate even unconscious beings; the “supreme destination” points to liberation as the highest end, beyond mere worldly merit.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse stresses purification (śuddhi) through sacred contact—an external support that complements inner discipline; in Kurma Purana’s broader teaching, such tīrtha-sevā is aligned with preparatory sādhana that steadies the mind for higher yoga.

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

Indirectly: by presenting tīrtha as universally liberative, it reflects the Purana’s integrative stance where divine grace and dharma operate beyond sectarian limits—consistent with the text’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis.