Shloka 89

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

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे मोहिनी वसुसंवादे काशीमाहात्म्यं नामाष्टचत्वारिंशत्तमोऽध्यायः ॥ ४८ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇottarabhāge mohinī vasusaṃvāde kāśīmāhātmyaṃ nāmāṣṭacatvāriṃśattamo'dhyāyaḥ || 48 ||

Translation

Thus ends the forty-eighth chapter, called “The Greatness of Kāśī,” in the Uttara-bhāga of the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa, within the dialogue between Mohinī and Vasu.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्तिसमाप्ति-सूचक-अव्यय (quotative/end marker)

• श्री: venerable/holy
• श्री: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (मङ्गल/उपाधि-रूपेण पूर्वपद); Feminine, Nominative, Singular (honorific)

• बृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे: in the Uttarabhāga of the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• बृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहत्-नारदीय-पुराण-उत्तर-भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (बृहन्नारदीयपुराणस्य उत्तरभागः); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Locative, Singular

• मोहिनी: (in) Mohinī
• मोहिनी: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष-सम्बन्धे: 'in the dialogue of Mohinī'); Feminine, Locative, Singular

• वसुसंवादे: in the dialogue with Vasu
• वसुसंवादे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु-संवाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (वसोः संवादः); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Locative, Singular

• काशीमाहात्म्यम्: the glory of Kāśī
• काशीमाहात्म्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काशी-माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (काश्याः माहात्म्यम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: संज्ञासूचक-अव्यय (indeclinable meaning 'named/called')

• अष्टचत्वारिंशत्तमः: forty-eighth
• अष्टचत्वारिंशत्तमः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्ट-चत्वारिंशत्-तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (अष्टचत्वारिंशत् = 48) + तमप्; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular (ordinal)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Narratorial colophon (textual redaction marker concluding the chapter)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Mohinī
• Vasu
• Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)
• Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa

FAQs

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

This is the chapter-colophon marking the completion of the Kāśī-Māhātmya section, formally situating the teaching within the Uttara-bhāga and the Mohinī–Vasu dialogue, emphasizing Kāśī as a principal tīrtha-theme of Book 2.

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

It does not teach bhakti practices directly; it frames the narrative context for devotional and merit-bearing themes connected to Kāśī, where Purāṇic devotion, pilgrimage, and remembrance of the sacred place are typically presented as supportive to dharma and liberation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No Vedāṅga (e.g., śikṣā, vyākaraṇa, jyotiṣa, kalpa) instruction appears in this colophon; it functions as a textual/structural marker identifying the chapter title, section (Uttara-bhāga), and dialogue setting.