Shloka 21

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

Devanagari script

ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र पिङ्गलेश्वरमुत्तमम् / अहोरात्रोपवासेन त्रिरात्रफलमाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

tato gaccheta rājendra piṅgaleśvaramuttamam / ahorātropavāsena trirātraphalamāpnuyāt

Translation

Rồi, hỡi bậc đế vương tối thượng, hãy đến thánh địa tối thắng của Piṅgaleśvara. Nhờ giữ trai giới trọn một ngày một đêm tại đó, sẽ đạt công đức ngang với hạnh trì giới ba đêm.

Word by Word

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

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

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• राजेन्द्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (राज्ञाम् इन्द्रः), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• पिङ्गलेश्वरम्: Piṅgaleśvara
• पिङ्गलेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: piṅgala + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• उत्तमम्: excellent, supreme
• उत्तमम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पिङ्गलेश्वरम्)

• अहोरात्रोपवासेन: by a day-and-night fast
• अहोरात्रोपवासेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ahaḥ + rātra + upavāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (अहोरात्रस्य उपवासः), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• त्रिरात्रफलम्: the fruit of a three-night (rite/fast)
• त्रिरात्रफलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri + rātra + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (त्रिरात्रस्य फलम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• आप्नुयात्: would obtain, should attain
• आप्नुयात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator/Sage instructing the king (tirtha-mahātmya instruction addressed to a royal hearer)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Piṅgaleśvara
• Īśvara (Śiva)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes disciplined restraint (upavāsa) and sacred approach (tīrtha) as purifying supports for realizing the higher reality, rather than offering a direct metaphysical definition of Ātman.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Austerity through upavāsa (fasting) is highlighted as a preparatory niyama-like discipline that concentrates the mind, supports vow-based practice (vrata), and amplifies spiritual merit at a consecrated Śaiva tīrtha.

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

By placing salvific merit in devotion to a Śiva-linga shrine within the Kurma Purana’s broader Vaiṣṇava framework, it reflects the text’s integrative Shaiva–Vaishnava ethos: worship of Īśvara is upheld as fully auspicious within the Purāṇic unity of dharma.