Shloka 29

Narmadā-tīrtha-māhātmya — Bhṛgu-tīrtha to Sāgara-saṅgama

Pilgrimage Circuit, Gifts, Fasting, and Imperishable Merit

Devanagari script

एरण्ड्या नर्मदायास्तु संगमं लोकविश्रुतम् / तत्र तीर्थं महापुण्यं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्

Transliteration

eraṇḍyā narmadāyāstu saṃgamaṃ lokaviśrutam / tatra tīrthaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam

Translation

埃兰迪河与纳尔玛达河的汇流处闻名于世；彼处有大功德之圣渡口，能灭尽诸罪。

Word by Word

• eraṇḍyāḥ: of Eraṇḍyā (river)
• eraṇḍyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: eraṇḍī/eraṇḍyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• narmadāyāḥ: of Narmadā
• narmadāyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: narmadā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• tu: indeed
• tu: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), emphasis

• saṃgamam: confluence
• saṃgamam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• loka-viśrutam: world-renowned
• loka-viśrutam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक) + viśruta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; adjective agreeing with saṃgamam; तत्पुरुष—‘renowned in the world’

• tatra: there
• tatra: Deśādhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place)

• tīrtham: a sacred ford
• tīrtham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; here as predicate nominative ‘(is) a tīrtha’

• mahā-puṇyam: greatly meritorious
• mahā-puṇyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारय—‘greatly meritorious’

• sarva-pāpa-praṇāśanam: destroying all sins
• sarva-pāpa-praṇāśanam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + praṇāśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; adjective of tīrtham; तत्पुरुष—‘destroyer of all sins’

Speaker

Narrator/Sage (Kurma Purana tirtha-mahatmya discourse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Eraṇḍī River
• Narmadā River
• Saṅgama (confluence)
• Tīrtha

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it frames purification (pāpa-kṣaya) through tīrtha as a preparatory aid for inner clarity, which supports later realization-oriented teachings (ātma-jñāna) found elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights tīrtha-sevā and pilgrimage as a dharmic purification practice. In the Kurma Purana’s broader spiritual program, such outer purification supports discipline (niyama), restraint, and readiness for higher yogic contemplation.

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

It does not explicitly mention Shiva or Vishnu; however, by emphasizing tīrtha as universally purifying, it aligns with the Purana’s inclusive sacred geography where both Shaiva and Vaishnava currents treat tīrthas as means to purification and dharma.