Shloka 16

Tīrtha-Māhātmya and the Discipline of Pilgrimage (Tīrtha-sevā) within Prāyaścitta

Devanagari script

तथान्यच्चण्डवेगायाः संभेदः पापनाशनः / तत्र स्नात्वा च पीत्वा च मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यया

Transliteration

tathānyaccaṇḍavegāyāḥ saṃbhedaḥ pāpanāśanaḥ / tatra snātvā ca pītvā ca mucyate brahmahatyayā

Translation

เช่นเดียวกัน ยังมีจุดบรรจบอีกแห่งของแม่น้ำจัณฑเวคา อันเป็นผู้ทำลายบาป ผู้ใดอาบน้ำที่นั่นและดื่มน้ำนั้น ย่อมหลุดพ้นแม้บาปพรหมหัตยา (ฆ่าพราหมณ์)

Word by Word

• तथा: thus; likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• अन्यत्: another; other
• अन्यत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (Nom/Acc sg), विशेषण (adjectival)

• चण्डवेगायाः: of Caṇḍavegā
• चण्डवेगायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caṇḍavegā (प्रातिपदिक; चण्ड + वेगा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी एकवचन (Gen sg)

• संभेदः: confluence; junction
• संभेदः: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃbheda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom sg)

• पापनाशनः: destroyer of sins
• पापनाशनः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāpa-nāśana (प्रातिपदिक; पाप + नाशन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom sg), विशेषण

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (क्रिया—पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √snā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (having bathed)

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

• पीत्वा: having drunk
• पीत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया—पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (having drunk)

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

• मुच्यते: is freed; is released
• मुच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √muc (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• ब्रह्महत्यया: from/through (the sin of) brahmin-slaying
• ब्रह्महत्यया: Hetu/Karana (हेतु/करण—instrumental cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahma-hatyā (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्म + हत्या)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन (Instr sg)

Speaker

Sūta (narrating the Kurma Purana’s tirtha-mahātmya to the assembled sages)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Caṇḍavegā (river)
• Saṃbheda (tirtha/confluence)
• Brahmahatyā (mahāpātaka)

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FAQs

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

It does not directly define Ātman; instead it teaches a dharmic principle: purification of the mind and life through tirtha-sevā (pilgrimage, bathing, and sacred observances), which supports inner clarity needed for higher knowledge.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific āsana or dhyāna is taught; the practice implied is śauca (ritual purity) through snāna and ācamana/pāna at a tirtha, functioning as a preparatory discipline (aṅga) that complements mantra, vrata, and contemplative practice found elsewhere in the Kurma tradition.

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

The verse is primarily a tirtha-prāyaścitta statement and does not name Śiva or Viṣṇu; in the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis, such tirtha-merits are understood as operating under one supreme dharma upheld by the Lord, harmonizing Shaiva and Vaishnava sacred geographies.