Shloka 65

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

Devanagari script

दर्शनात् स्पर्शनात् तस्य स्नानदानतपोजपात् / होमाच्चैवोपवासाच्च शुक्लतीर्थे महत् फलम्

Transliteration

darśanāt sparśanāt tasya snānadānatapojapāt / homāccaivopavāsācca śuklatīrthe mahat phalam

Translation

شُکل تیرتھ میں اس کے دیدار اور چھونے بھر سے، نیز اسنان، دان، تپسیا، جپ، ہوم اور اُپواس سے عظیم پھل حاصل ہوتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• darśanāt: from seeing (it)
• darśanāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; expresses cause/source

• sparśanāt: from touching (it)
• sparśanāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sparśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

• tasya: of it/of that (tīrtha)
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter/Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; refers to śuklatīrtha

• snāna-dāna-tapas-japāt: from bathing, charity, austerity, and japa
• snāna-dāna-tapas-japāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक) + dāna (प्रातिपदिक) + tapas (प्रातिपदिक) + japa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; samāhāra-dvandva (collective): 'from bathing, giving, austerity, and recitation'

• homāt: from (performing) homa
• homāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: homa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; emphatic particle

• upavāsāt: from fasting
• upavāsāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upavāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• śukla-tīrthe: at Śukla Tīrtha
• śukla-tīrthe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śukla (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; location

• mahat: great
• mahat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; agrees with phalam

• phalam: fruit/result
• phalam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; implied 'bhavati/asti'

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) conveying the tīrtha-māhātmya within the Kurma Purana discourse

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Śukla-tīrtha

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes purifying dharmic actions (tīrtha-darśana, snāna, japa, homa, upavāsa) that prepare the mind for higher knowledge of the Self, rather than defining Ātman philosophically in this verse.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Japa (disciplined mantra-repetition) and tapas (austerity) are explicitly named, supported by upavāsa (fasting/restraint) and homa (ritual offering), forming a classical purificatory regimen aligned with Purāṇic sādhana.

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

It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; however, the listed practices (japa, homa, tapas, tīrtha-sevā) are shared across Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava Purāṇic dharma, reflecting the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis in practice even when not stated doctrinally here.