Shloka 16

Narmadā-tīrtha-māhātmya — Bhṛgu-tīrtha to Sāgara-saṅgama

Pilgrimage Circuit, Gifts, Fasting, and Imperishable Merit

Devanagari script

देवतीर्थ ततो गच्छेत् सर्वदेवनमकृतम् / तत्र स्नात्वा च राजेन्द्र दैवतैः सह मोदते

Transliteration

devatīrtha tato gacchet sarvadevanamakṛtam / tatra snātvā ca rājendra daivataiḥ saha modate

Translation

แล้วพึงไปยังเทวตีรถะ อันเป็นท่าน้ำศักดิ์สิทธิ์ที่เทพทั้งปวงนอบน้อม ครั้นอาบชำระที่นั่นแล้ว ข้าแต่ราชันผู้ประเสริฐ ย่อมปีติร่วมกับเหล่าเทพ

Word by Word

• देवतीर्थम्: the Deva-tīrtha
• देवतीर्थम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवतीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समास: देवानां तीर्थम्

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: कालाधिकरण (Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, ‘thereafter’

• गच्छेत्: should go
• गच्छेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सर्वदेवनमकृतम्: associated with salutation to all gods
• सर्वदेवनमकृतम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-देव-नमः-कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् देवतीर्थम्; समास-विश्लेषण: सर्वे देवाः + नमः (नमनम्) + कृत (done/made) = ‘made by obeisance to all gods / where all gods are saluted’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, स्थानवाचक

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund), ‘having bathed’

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• राजेन्द्र: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• दैवतैः: with the deities
• दैवतैः: सहकारक (Sahakāraka/Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (collective), तृतीया (Instrumental/सह), बहुवचन; ‘with the deities’

• सह: together with
• सह: सहकारक (Association marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सहार्थक (postposition/adverb)

• मोदते: rejoices
• मोदते: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘rejoices’

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing King Indradyumna (tīrtha-māhātmya context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Devatīrtha
• Devas (Daivata)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes purification and divine proximity through tīrtha-snāna; such purity is treated as a support for inner clarity that leads toward realization of the Self in the broader Kurma Purana teaching.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

A preparatory discipline: tīrtha-snāna (ritual bathing) as a purificatory practice that supports sādhana—calming the mind and aligning conduct with dharma before deeper yoga or mantra-based worship.

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

By focusing on a pan-deva tīrtha “revered by all gods,” it reflects the Purana’s integrative tone—sacred practice is not sectarian but harmonizes devotion across the divine hierarchy, consistent with Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis.