Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39
The Greatness of the Gaṅgā
Gaṅgāmāhātmya
काशीस्मरणजं पुण्यं भुक्त्वा स्वर्गे तदन्ततः । पृथिव्यामेकराड् भूत्वा काशीं प्राप्य च मुक्तिभाक् ॥ ३९ ॥
kāśīsmaraṇajaṃ puṇyaṃ bhuktvā svarge tadantataḥ | pṛthivyāmekarāḍ bhūtvā kāśīṃ prāpya ca muktibhāk || 39 ||
بعد أن يتمتّع في السماء بالثواب المتولّد من تذكّر كاشي، ثم حين ينفد ذلك الثواب، يولد في الأرض ملكاً منفرداً بالسيادة؛ ثم إذا بلغ كاشي مرة أخرى صار شريكاً في الموكشا، نصيباً من التحرّر.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that even mere remembrance of Kāśī generates great puṇya that yields heavenly enjoyment, worldly sovereignty, and ultimately culminates in mokṣa upon attaining Kāśī again—highlighting Kāśī as a liberation-conferring tīrtha.
The verse elevates smaraṇa (devotional remembrance) as a potent bhakti-aṅga: contemplating a sacred abode like Kāśī is itself a devotional act that ripens into spiritual destiny and, when aligned with reaching Kāśī, supports liberation.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is tīrtha-smaraṇa and tīrtha-yātrā as dharmic practice—remembering and reaching Kāśī as a sādhanā linked to puṇya and mokṣa.