Shloka 20

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

Devanagari script

भीमेश्वरं ततो गच्छेत् सर्वव्याधिविनाशनम् / स्नातमात्रो नरस्तत्र सर्वदुःखैः प्रमुच्यते

Transliteration

bhīmeśvaraṃ tato gacchet sarvavyādhivināśanam / snātamātro narastatra sarvaduḥkhaiḥ pramucyate

Translation

Kế đó nên đến Bhīmeśvara, Đấng tiêu trừ mọi bệnh tật. Chỉ cần tắm gội tại đó, con người liền được giải thoát khỏi mọi sầu khổ.

Word by Word

• भीमेश्वरम्: Bhīmeśvara
• भीमेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīma + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (भीमः ईश्वरः), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — ‘thereafter’

• गच्छेत्: should go
• गच्छेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सर्वव्याधिविनाशनम्: destroyer of all diseases
• सर्वव्याधिविनाशनम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + vyādhi + vināśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वेषां व्याधीनां विनाशनम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (भीमेश्वरम्)

• स्नातमात्रः: merely by bathing (one who has only bathed)
• स्नातमात्रः: Kartṛ (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: snāta (कृदन्त) + mātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (स्नातस्य मात्रः/केवलः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (नरः)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Kartṛ (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय

• सर्वदुःखैः: from all sufferings
• सर्वदुःखैः: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वाणि दुःखानि), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• प्रमुच्यते: is released
• प्रमुच्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + muc (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि—‘is completely freed’

Speaker

Narratorial voice within the Kurma Purana’s tirtha-mahatmya section (traditionally transmitted by Vyasa/Suta framework)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Bhīmeśvara
• Śiva
• Tīrtha

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

Indirectly: it presents purification (snāna at a tīrtha) as removing duḥkha, preparing the seeker for higher knowledge of the Self taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights tīrtha-snānā (ritual bathing) as a purificatory discipline; in the Purāṇic yogic frame, such śauca supports steadiness of mind for japa, dhyāna, and devotion.

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

By praising a Śaiva shrine within a Vaiṣṇava-anchored Purāṇa, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s integrative stance where Śiva-tīrthas are affirmed within a broader dharma and liberation-oriented theology.