Shloka 94

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

Devanagari script

ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र गणेश्वरमनुत्तमम् / श्रावणे मासी संप्राप्ते कृष्णपक्षे चतुर्दशी

Transliteration

tato gaccheta rājendra gaṇeśvaramanuttamam / śrāvaṇe māsī saṃprāpte kṛṣṇapakṣe caturdaśī

Translation

پھر، اے راجندر، جب شراون کا مہینہ آئے تو کرشن پکش کی چَتُردشی کو گنیشور کے بے مثال دھام کی طرف روانہ ہونا چاہیے۔

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमसूचक

• गच्छेत्: should go
• गच्छेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• राजेन्द्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; ‘राज्ञाम् इन्द्रः’ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• गणेश्वरम्: Gaṇeśvara (Lord of the gaṇas)
• गणेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘गणानाम् ईश्वरः’ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• अनुत्तमम्: unsurpassed
• अनुत्तमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; गणेश्वरम् इति विशेषणम्

• श्रावणे: in (the month of) Śrāvaṇa
• श्रावणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (मास-नाम)

• मासि: in the month
• मासि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• संप्राप्ते: when (it) has arrived
• संप्राप्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-प्र-आप्त (कृदन्त; √आप् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; (श्रावणे मासि) इत्यस्य विशेषणम् — ‘when it has arrived’

• कृष्णपक्षे: in the dark fortnight
• कृष्णपक्षे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण-पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘कृष्णः पक्षः’ (कर्मधारय)

• चतुर्दशी: (on) the fourteenth lunar day
• चतुर्दशी: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तिथि-नाम; ‘चतुर्दश’ (संख्या) + ई (तद्धित)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing King Indradyumna in a tirtha/vrata sequence

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇeśvara
• Śrāvaṇa
• Kṛṣṇapakṣa
• Caturdaśī

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FAQs

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

This verse is primarily calendrical and ritual-instructional (tīrtha/vrata timing); it implies the Atman-centered aim indirectly by directing the seeker toward disciplined sacred action (niyama) that purifies the mind for higher realization.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No explicit meditation technique is stated; the practice emphasized is vrata-aligned tīrtha-yātrā—observance of sacred timing (Śrāvaṇa, kṛṣṇapakṣa caturdaśī) and going to a Śaiva shrine, a preparatory discipline supporting purity (śauca), restraint, and devotion (bhakti) within Yoga-shāstra frameworks.

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

Vishnu (as Lord Kūrma) recommends worship/visit to Gaṇeśvara (a Śaiva locus), reflecting the Purāṇic non-sectarian synthesis where devotion to Śiva within a Vaiṣṇava-taught framework is affirmed as spiritually valid and complementary.