Shloka 15

Narmadā–Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Sequence of Sacred Fords and Their Fruits

Devanagari script

ऋषितीर्थं ततो गत्वा सर्वपापहरं नृणाम् / स्नातमात्रो नरस्तत्र शिवलोके महीयते

Transliteration

ṛṣitīrthaṃ tato gatvā sarvapāpaharaṃ nṛṇām / snātamātro narastatra śivaloke mahīyate

Translation

پھر ‘رِشی تیرتھ’ کی طرف جائے، جو انسانوں کے تمام پاپوں کو دور کرنے والا ہے۔ وہاں محض غسل کرنے سے ہی انسان شِو لوک میں معزز کیا جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• ṛṣi-tīrtham: the Ṛṣi-tīrtha
• ṛṣi-tīrtham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā (accusative), Eka-vacana; tatpuruṣa: 'sages’ tīrtha'

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: Ktvā-pratyaya (क्त्वा), gerund/absolutive (अव्ययकृदन्त), 'having gone'

• sarva-pāpa-haram: removing all sins
• sarva-pāpa-haram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + pāpa + hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Eka-vacana; agrees with tīrtham; tatpuruṣa: 'remover of all sins'

• nṛṇām: of men
• nṛṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ṣaṣṭhī (genitive/षष्ठी), Bahu-vacana (plural/बहुवचन)

• snāta-mātraḥ: having merely bathed
• snāta-mātraḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: snāta (स्ना धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय) + mātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Prathamā (nominative), Eka-vacana; tatpuruṣa: 'only-bathed' i.e., 'merely by bathing'; agrees with naraḥ

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Prathamā, Eka-vacana

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb of place

• śiva-loke: in Śiva’s world
• śiva-loke: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Saptamī (locative/सप्तमी), Eka-vacana; tatpuruṣa: 'in Śiva’s world'

• mahīyate: is honored/glorified
• mahīyate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: mah (मह् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्, present), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Eka-vacana; passive/intransitive sense 'is honored'

Speaker

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

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Kūrma (Vishnu)
• Indradyumna
• Ṛṣi-tīrtha
• Śiva
• Śiva-loka

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it stresses purification (pāpa-kṣaya) and sacred contact (tīrtha-snānā) as supports for inner fitness (adhikāra) for higher realization; the verse itself focuses on karmic purification and post-mortem exaltation in Śiva-loka rather than defining Ātman.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

A preparatory discipline: tīrtha-snāna as a purificatory observance (śauca/saṃskāra-like practice) that supports dharma and later yogic pursuits; the emphasis is on ritual purity and merit as groundwork for deeper sādhana (including Pāśupata-oriented devotion in the Purāṇic frame).

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

Vishnu (as Lord Kūrma) teaches a practice whose fruit is honor in Śiva’s realm, reflecting the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava harmony: devotion and merit upheld by one deity culminate in the grace/attainment associated with the other.