Shloka 64
Narmadā–Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Sequence of Sacred Fords and Their Fruits
शुक्लतीर्थं ततो गच्छेत् सर्वपापविनाशनम् / नास्ति तेन सम तीर्थं नर्मदायां युधिष्ठिर
śuklatīrthaṃ tato gacchet sarvapāpavināśanam / nāsti tena sama tīrthaṃ narmadāyāṃ yudhiṣṭhira
پھر شُکل تیرتھ کو جائے، جو تمام گناہوں کا ناس کرنے والا ہے۔ اے یُدھشٹھِر، نَرمدا میں اس کے برابر کوئی تیرتھ نہیں۔
Vyāsa (narrating to Yudhiṣṭhira, within the Narmadā-tīrtha discourse)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames purification through tīrtha as a dharmic support for inner clarity; such purity is traditionally said to aid discernment of the ātman, though the verse itself focuses on Śukla-tīrtha’s sin-destroying efficacy.
No specific yogic technique is named; the practice emphasized is tīrtha-yātrā as a purificatory discipline (śuddhi-sādhana) that complements mantra, worship, and later yogic instructions found elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
By praising a Narmadā tīrtha—often shared across Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava devotional landscapes—it reflects the Purana’s integrative approach where dharma, pilgrimage, and purification are common pathways honored across sectarian lines.