SRI VADIRAJA VIRACHITA “TEERTHA PRABHANDA” ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “ತೀರ್ಥ ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”

SRI VADIRAJA VIRACHITA “TEERTHA PRABHANDA”

ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “ತೀರ್ಥ ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”     

Salutations to Narmada/ನರ್ಮದಾ ನದಿಗೆ ವಂದನೆ

ಸ್ವಾವಗಾಹನಮಾತ್ರೇಣ ಯಾ ಸ್ವರ್ಗವನಿತಾಜನೈಃ|

ಸಹ ನರ್ಮಗಿರಾಂ ದಾತ್ರೀ ಭಜೇ ತಾಂ ನರ್ಮದಾನದೀಮ್||87||

SwAvagAhanamAtrENa yA swargavanitAjanaihi|

Saha narmagirAm dAtree BhajE tAm NarmadAnadeem||87||

SUMMARY: I adore Narma River since a mere dip in this river makes one hear romantic words of female Apsaras.

The meaning of this stanza should not be mistaken. To make one hear the words of female Apsaras indicates that a mere dip in the Narmada ensures entry into the Heavens, where Apsaras also reside.

In Padmapurana, the quality of Narmada River has been described:

SadyahapunAti GAngEyam darshanAdEva nArmadam||

ಸದ್ಯಃಪುನಾತಿ ಗಾಂಗೇಯಂ ದರ್ಶನಾದೇವ ನಾರ್ಮದಮ್”||

The very sighting of Narmada purifies people.

It is further stated:

NarmadAteerasanjAtAha saralArjunapAdapAha|

NarmadAtOyasamsparshAt tE yAnti paramAmgatim||

ನರ್ಮದಾತೀರಸಂಜಾತಾಃ ಸರಲಾರ್ಜುನಪಾದಪಾಃ|

ನರ್ಮದಾತೋಯಸಂಸ್ಪರ್ಶಾತ್ ತೇ ಯಾಂತಿ ಪರಮಾಂಗತಿಮ್||

The trees that have sprung on the banks of Narmada would, in future, attain better births because of the soft touch of the waters of this sacred and divine river.

In the REvA KanDa, Skandapurana it is said that taking bath in Narmada clears sins committed in 100 previous births.

Amarkantak, a village located in between Vindhya and Satpura mountain ranges, is the place of origin of Narmada. Since it originates from Mekhala mountain, it is also known as Mekhalakanyaka. Narmada originates from a pot of eleven corners and passes through a cow’s mouth. At the place of origin of Narmada, there are several temples. According to various Puranas, there are about 10 crore holy river-points between the place of the origin of Narmada and the place where she joins the ocean. Since not many reservoirs have been constructed for Narmada, she has remained pure, according to sources. This is one of the major reasons for Narmada to be still clearing the sins of those who take a dip in the river.  

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