Shloka 54

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

Devanagari script

तस्मिंस्तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा उपवासपरायणः / कुसुमायुधरूपेण रुद्रोलोके महीयते

Transliteration

tasmiṃstīrthe naraḥ snātvā upavāsaparāyaṇaḥ / kusumāyudharūpeṇa rudroloke mahīyate

Translation

اس تیرتھ میں اشنان کرکے اور روزے میں ثابت قدم رہ کر، انسان کُسُم آیُدھ (کام دیو) کی صورت میں رُدرلوک میں معزز ہوتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• तीर्थे: at the tīrtha
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having bathed’

• उपवासपरायणः: devoted to fasting
• उपवासपरायणः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपवास-परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (उपवासे परायणः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘नरः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• कुसुमायुधरूपेण: in the form of the flower-weaponed one (Kāma)
• कुसुमायुधरूपेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुसुम-आयुध-रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कुसुमम् आयुधं यस्य तत्; तस्य रूपम्—अर्थतः बहुव्रीह्यर्थ-सम्बन्धः), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रुद्रोलोके: in Rudra’s world
• रुद्रोलोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र-लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (रुद्रस्य लोकः), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महीयते: is honored/glorified
• महीयते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present Indicative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (passive/reflexive sense: ‘is honored’)

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Kurma Purana’s tirtha-mahatmya to the sages)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Shiva)
• Kusumāyudha (Kama)
• Tirtha (sacred ford)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes purification through tīrtha-snānā and self-restraint (upavāsa), which in Purāṇic yoga-dharma are preparatory disciplines that refine the mind for realizing the Self; the verse itself focuses on the फल (result) as honor in Rudra’s realm.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Vrata-based discipline—especially fasting (upavāsa) combined with ritual bathing at a tīrtha—functions as tapas (austerity) and sense-restraint, aligning with the Kurma Purana’s broader stress on purification, niyama-like observances, and devotion oriented to Rudra.

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

By presenting Rudra-loka as a legitimate and exalted spiritual goal attained through dharmic observance; within the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, devotion and discipline lead to divine realms without sectarian exclusion, harmonizing paths centered on Rudra and the wider Purāṇic dharma.