Shloka 54

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

Devanagari script

तस्मिंस्तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा उपवासपरायणः / कुसुमायुधरूपेण रुद्रोलोके महीयते

Transliteration

tasmiṃstīrthe naraḥ snātvā upavāsaparāyaṇaḥ / kusumāyudharūpeṇa rudroloke mahīyate

Translation

ผู้ใดอาบน้ำในทีรถะนั้นและตั้งมั่นในอุโบสถ ย่อมได้รับการยกย่องในโลกของพระรุทระ โดยได้รูปเป็น “กุสุมายุธะ” คือผู้มีอาวุธเป็นดอกไม้ (กามเทพ)۔

Word by Word

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

• तीर्थे: at the tīrtha
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having bathed’

• उपवासपरायणः: devoted to fasting
• उपवासपरायणः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपवास-परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (उपवासे परायणः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘नरः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• कुसुमायुधरूपेण: in the form of the flower-weaponed one (Kāma)
• कुसुमायुधरूपेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुसुम-आयुध-रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कुसुमम् आयुधं यस्य तत्; तस्य रूपम्—अर्थतः बहुव्रीह्यर्थ-सम्बन्धः), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रुद्रोलोके: in Rudra’s world
• रुद्रोलोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र-लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (रुद्रस्य लोकः), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महीयते: is honored/glorified
• महीयते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present Indicative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (passive/reflexive sense: ‘is honored’)

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Kurma Purana’s tirtha-mahatmya to the sages)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Shiva)
• Kusumāyudha (Kama)
• Tirtha (sacred ford)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes purification through tīrtha-snānā and self-restraint (upavāsa), which in Purāṇic yoga-dharma are preparatory disciplines that refine the mind for realizing the Self; the verse itself focuses on the फल (result) as honor in Rudra’s realm.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Vrata-based discipline—especially fasting (upavāsa) combined with ritual bathing at a tīrtha—functions as tapas (austerity) and sense-restraint, aligning with the Kurma Purana’s broader stress on purification, niyama-like observances, and devotion oriented to Rudra.

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

By presenting Rudra-loka as a legitimate and exalted spiritual goal attained through dharmic observance; within the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, devotion and discipline lead to divine realms without sectarian exclusion, harmonizing paths centered on Rudra and the wider Purāṇic dharma.