Shloka 22

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

Pilgrimage Circuit, Gifts, Fasting, and Imperishable Merit

Devanagari script

स्वर्गबिन्दुं ततो गच्छेत्तीर्थं देवनमस्कृतम् / तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन् दुर्गतिं नैव गच्छति

Transliteration

svargabinduṃ tato gacchettīrthaṃ devanamaskṛtam / tatra snātvā naro rājan durgatiṃ naiva gacchati

Translation

ต่อจากนั้น จงไปยังสวรรค์บินทุ ตีรถะซึ่งแม้เหล่าเทพยังนอบน้อม ข้าแต่พระราชา ผู้ใดอาบน้ำที่นั่น ย่อมไม่ไปสู่คติอันชั่วร้าย

Word by Word

• स्वर्गबिन्दुम्: Svargabindu (name of a place/tīrtha)
• स्वर्गबिन्दुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्गबिन्दु (प्रातिपदिक; स्वर्ग + बिन्दु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (स्वर्गस्य बिन्दुः)

• ततः: then/from there
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb)

• गच्छेत्: should go
• गच्छेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचन

• तीर्थम्: pilgrimage place
• तीर्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देवनमस्कृतम्: revered by the gods
• देवनमस्कृतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देव-नमस्कृत (कृदन्त; नमस् + कृ (धातु) → नमस्कृत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), कर्मणि प्रयोगः; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवैः नमस्कृतम्)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (locative adverb)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

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

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दुर्गतिम्: misfortune/bad state
• दुर्गतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्गति (प्रातिपदिक; दु: + गति)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपसर्गपूर्वक-प्रातिपदिक (दुर्गति)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात (negative particle)

• एव: indeed/at all
• एव: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• गच्छति: goes
• गच्छति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present indicative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya), conveying the Kurma Purana’s tirtha-mahatmya instruction

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Svargabindu
• Tirtha
• Devas
• King (Rajan)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it frames liberation-oriented purity through dharmic means—reducing karmic downfall (durgati) via sacred action—preparing the seeker for Atman-knowledge taught more explicitly elsewhere in the Purana.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

A preparatory discipline: tīrtha-snāna (ritual bathing) as external purification supporting inner purification—often paired in the Kurma tradition with restraint, mantra, and devotion that mature into yogic steadiness.

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

By emphasizing tīrtha-dharma honored “by the gods,” it reflects the Purana’s integrative outlook where sectarian boundaries soften—sacred places and purifying vows are valid supports for both Shaiva and Vaishnava paths.