Shloka 13

Narmadā-māhātmya: Amarakāṇṭaka, Jāleśvara, Kapilā–Viśalyakaraṇī, and the Supreme Purifying Power of Darśana

Devanagari script

षष्टितीर्थसहस्राणि षष्टिकोट्यस्तथैव च / पर्वतस्य समन्तात् तु तिष्ठन्त्यमरकण्टके

Transliteration

ṣaṣṭitīrthasahasrāṇi ṣaṣṭikoṭyastathaiva ca / parvatasya samantāt tu tiṣṭhantyamarakaṇṭake

Translation

امَرکنٹک کے اس پہاڑ کے چاروں طرف ساٹھ ہزار تیرتھ، اور اسی طرح ساٹھ کروڑ (دیگر) تیرتھ بھی قائم ہیں۔

Word by Word

• ṣaṣṭi-tīrtha-sahasrāṇi: sixty-thousand sacred fords
• ṣaṣṭi-tīrtha-sahasrāṇi: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṣṭi + tīrtha + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); द्विगु-समास: 'sixty-thousand tīrthas' (i.e., thousands of tīrthas numbering sixty)

• ṣaṣṭi-koṭyaḥ: sixty crores
• ṣaṣṭi-koṭyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṣṭi + koṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); द्विगु: 'sixty crores'

• tathā: thus / likewise
• tathā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• eva: indeed / just
• eva: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphasis

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• parvatasya: of the mountain
• parvatasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• samantāt: all around
• samantāt: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samantāt (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb/indeclinable of place (देशवाचक अव्यय): 'on all sides/around'

• tu: but / indeed
• tu: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• tiṣṭhanti: stand / are situated
• tiṣṭhanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (स्था धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• amara-kaṇṭake: at Amarakantaka
• amara-kaṇṭake: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amara + kaṇṭaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); स्थानवाचक: 'at Amarakantaka'

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing King Indradyumna (pilgrimage discourse context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Amarakantaka
• Tirtha

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

Indirectly: by magnifying Amarakantaka as a uniquely sanctifying locus, the verse implies that sacred places support purification of mind (citta-śuddhi), which in the Kurma Purana is a prerequisite for realizing the Self beyond ritual and locality.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

This specific verse emphasizes tīrthasevā and tīrthayātrā (pilgrimage and reverent resort to sacred places) as preparatory discipline—supporting purity, restraint, and devotion—often treated in Purāṇic yoga frameworks as auxiliaries to meditation and higher knowledge.

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

By presenting Amarakantaka as a vast tīrtha-field without sectarian limitation, the verse aligns with the Kurma Purana’s inclusive sacred geography, where Shaiva and Vaishnava sanctities coexist as complementary approaches to the one dharma-oriented goal of liberation.