Shloka 34
The Description of Kāśī (Kāśī-māhātmya): Avimukta, Kapālamocana, and Śiva’s Purification
ब्रह्मह्रदे त्रिवर्षाणि मग्रो ब्रह्मह्रदांबुनि । वर्षत्रये गते तत्र क्षतार्द्धांगो विनिःसृतः ॥ ३४ ॥
brahmahrade trivarṣāṇi magro brahmahradāṃbuni | varṣatraye gate tatra kṣatārddhāṃgo viniḥsṛtaḥ || 34 ||
Drei Jahre lang war er in den Wassern des Brahmahrada versunken. Als diese drei Jahre verstrichen waren, trat er von dort hervor, wobei die Hälfte seines Körpers verletzt war.
Suta (narrating the Tirtha-Mahatmya in Uttara-Bhaga)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It highlights the intense, time-bound austerity associated with a sacred tirtha: prolonged immersion is portrayed as a severe vow whose outcome can include both purification and physical consequence, underscoring the gravity of tirtha-based tapas.
Though not explicitly teaching bhakti here, the verse supports the wider Narada Purana theme that sincere, sustained religious discipline at a holy place can become an offering of faith—devotion expressed through endurance and adherence to sacred observance.
Primarily kalpa (ritual discipline) and dharma-shastra style observance: it implies a regulated vow measured by time (three years) and performed at a designated tirtha, reflecting how ritual practice is structured and quantified.