Shloka 85

The Greatness of Kāśī (Kāśī-māhātmya) and Avimukta’s Liberative Power

Devanagari script

श्राद्धं करोति यस्तत्र तस्मिन्काले शुभानने । तारयित्वा पितॄन्सर्वान्विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति ॥ ८५ ॥

Transliteration

śrāddhaṃ karoti yastatra tasminkāle śubhānane | tārayitvā pitṝnsarvānviṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati || 85 ||

Translation

يا ذات الوجه الحسن، من أقام هناك شعيرة الشرادها (śrāddha) في الوقت المعيَّن خلَّص جميع الآباء الأسلاف (Pitṛ) ثم نال عالم فيشنو.

Word by Word

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• करोति: does/performs
• करोति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Present indicative, 3rd person, singular

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular (relative pronoun)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative, Singular (in that)

• काले: time
• काले: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Locative, Singular

• शुभानने: O fair-faced one
• शुभानने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ-आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन-प्रयोग; नपुंसक/स्त्रीलिङ्ग-सम्भाव्य, सप्तमी/सम्बोधन एकवचन-रूप; Vocative/locative-like address (O fair-faced one)

• तारयित्वा: having delivered
• तारयित्वा: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तॄ (धातु) + तुमुन्/क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), परस्मैपद-भाव; Absolutive: 'having caused to cross/delivered'

• पितॄन्: ancestors/fathers
• पितॄन्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Plural (qualifying पितॄन्)

• विष्णुलोकम्: Viṣṇu’s world (Vaikuṇṭha)
• विष्णुलोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु-लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विष्णोः लोकः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गच्छति: goes/attains
• गच्छति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Present indicative, 3rd person, singular

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Pitrs

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It declares that performing śrāddha at the specified sacred place and time becomes a means of rescuing one’s ancestors (Pitṛs) and also grants the performer a Viṣṇu-oriented afterlife attainment (Viṣṇuloka).

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

By linking an orthodox Pitṛ-rite to Viṣṇuloka, the verse frames ritual duty as Viṣṇu-centered merit—showing that dharmic acts, when aligned with a Viṣṇu-tirtha and proper kāla, support a Vaiṣṇava destination.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kāla (proper timing) is emphasized—an applied aspect of Jyotiṣa/Vedāṅga time-reckoning used to determine auspicious and scripturally sanctioned occasions for śrāddha and ancestral offerings.