Shloka 32
Narmadā-māhātmya: Amarakāṇṭaka, Jāleśvara, Kapilā–Viśalyakaraṇī, and the Supreme Purifying Power of Darśana
परित्यजति यः प्रणान् पर्वते ऽमरकण्टके / वर्षकोटिशतं साग्रं रुद्रलोके महीयते
parityajati yaḥ praṇān parvate 'marakaṇṭake / varṣakoṭiśataṃ sāgraṃ rudraloke mahīyate
Sinumang magbuwis ng buhay sa bundok na Amarakantaka ay pararangalan sa daigdig ni Rudra sa loob ng isang daang koti ng taon, at higit pa.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing about tīrtha-māhātmya within the Purva-bhāga narrative framework
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
Indirectly: it emphasizes karmic fruition and post-mortem attainments through sacred context (tīrtha), rather than giving an explicit ātman-definition; the focus here is merit (puṇya) leading to an exalted state in Rudra’s realm.
No specific yogic technique is prescribed in this line; it belongs to tīrtha-māhātmya, teaching that proximity to a sanctified locus like Amarakantaka powerfully supports auspicious transition at death—often paired in the Purāṇic framework with remembrance of the deity and disciplined dharma.
With a harmonizing Purāṇic stance: even when spoken in a Vaiṣṇava narrative voice (Kurma/Vishnu), the promised fruit is honor in Rudra’s world, reflecting Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis and mutual reverence.