Shloka 36
The Description of Kāśī (Kāśī-māhātmya): Avimukta, Kapālamocana, and Śiva’s Purification
गच्छ काशीमितो भ्रांत्वा तीर्थानि बहुशो हर । ततो हरिं नमस्कृत्य परीत्य बहुधा तथा ॥ ३६ ॥
gaccha kāśīmito bhrāṃtvā tīrthāni bahuśo hara | tato hariṃ namaskṛtya parītya bahudhā tathā || 36 ||
হে হর, এখান থেকে কাশীতে যাও; সেখানে ভ্রমণ করে বারংবার তীর্থ দর্শন করো। তারপর হরিকে প্রণাম করে নানাভাবে পরিক্রমাও করো।
Narada
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"adbhuta","emotional_journey":"A directive toward pilgrimage and repeated tīrtha-visitation culminates in explicit reverence to Hari through bowing and circumambulation."}
FAQs
It frames Kāśī-yātrā as a disciplined, repeatable sādhanā: repeated tīrtha-darśana culminates in humility (namaskāra) to Hari and reverential parikramā, making pilgrimage an act of inner devotion rather than mere travel.
Even while addressing Hara, the verse directs the pilgrim to bow to Hari (Viṣṇu), showing that tīrtha-sevā and parikramā become complete when anchored in Hari-bhakti—salutation, remembrance, and worship.
The practical discipline is ritual conduct (kalpa-style practice): repeated tīrtha visitation, formal namaskāra, and parikramā as prescribed modes of pilgrimage observance in Purāṇic dharma.