Shloka 50
Narmadā–Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Sequence of Sacred Fords and Their Fruits
स्तम्भतीर्थं ततो गच्छेत् स्नानं तत्र समाचरेत् / स्नातमात्रो नरस्तत्र सोमलोके महीयते
stambhatīrthaṃ tato gacchet snānaṃ tatra samācaret / snātamātro narastatra somaloke mahīyate
پھر ستَمبھ تیرتھ کو جائے اور وہاں باقاعدہ طریقے سے اشنان کرے۔ وہاں ایک بار نہانے سے ہی انسان سوم لوک میں معزز اور سرفراز ہوتا ہے۔
Suta (narrator) recounting the Kurma Purana’s tirtha-mahatmya teaching (as transmitted in the Purva-bhaga)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse does not directly define the Ātman; it emphasizes karma-phala within dharma—specifically, tīrtha-snāna as a purifying act that yields an exalted post-mortem state (Soma-loka).
The practice highlighted is tīrtha-snāna performed with proper observance (samācāra). In Kurma Purana’s wider discipline, such external purification supports inner purity (śuddhi) that later matures into yoga-sādhana.
This verse is primarily a tīrtha-phala statement and does not explicitly discuss Shiva–Vishnu unity; within the Kurma Purana’s synthesis, it fits the shared dharmic framework where sacred acts and purity support devotion across sectarian lines.