Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

पिप्पलेशं ततो गच्छेत् सर्वपापविनाशनम् / तत्र स्नात्वा महाराज रुद्रलोके महीयते

Transliteration

pippaleśaṃ tato gacchet sarvapāpavināśanam / tatra snātvā mahārāja rudraloke mahīyate

Translation

继而应前往“毗波勒舍”(Pippaleśa)，能灭尽诸罪。于彼处沐浴，噢大王，此人将在鲁陀罗之界（Rudraloka）受尊崇。

Word by Word

• pippaleśam: to Pippaleśa
• pippaleśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pippaleśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (masc.), द्वितीया (Acc./कर्म), एकवचन

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb): 'then'

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

• sarva-pāpa-vināśanam: destroyer of all sins
• sarva-pāpa-vināśanam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + pāpa + vināśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neut.), द्वितीया (Acc.), एकवचन; विशेषणम् 'पिप्पलेशम्' प्रति; तत्पुरुष: 'सर्वेषां पापानां विनाशनम्'

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• snātvā: having bathed
• snātvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: snā (स्ना धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): 'having bathed'

• mahārāja: O great king
• mahārāja: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + rāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन (Vocative), पुल्लिङ्ग, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: 'महान् राजा'

• rudraloke: in Rudra’s world
• rudraloke: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (masc.), सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'रुद्रस्य लोकः'

• mahīyate: is honored
• mahīyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: mah (मह् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (passive/reflexive sense): 'is honored/glorified'

Speaker

Suta (narrator) recounting the tīrtha-mahātmya to the sages, addressed to the king in the narrative frame

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Pippalesha
• Rudra
• Rudraloka
• tirtha (sacred bathing place)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it frames purification through tīrtha as a means to remove pāpa (moral/ritual impediments), preparing the seeker for higher knowledge of the Self taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

A preparatory discipline: tīrtha-snāna (sacred bathing) as śuddhi (purification), supporting vows, mantra-japa, and Pāśupata-oriented devotion that culminates in steadier meditation.

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

By presenting Rudraloka as a legitimate salvific goal within the Purana’s broader synthesis: devotion and purity leading to Śiva’s realm harmonizes with the text’s inclusive Shaiva-Vaishnava sacred landscape.