Shloka 11
Kāśī-māhātmya: Avimukta Gaṅgā and the Pañcanada Tīrtha
व्यपोहितुं स्वपापं च जंतुपापविमुक्तये । जन्मांतरशतेनापि सत्कर्मनिरतस्य च ॥ ११ ॥
vyapohituṃ svapāpaṃ ca jaṃtupāpavimuktaye | janmāṃtaraśatenāpi satkarmaniratasya ca || 11 ||
To drive away one’s own sins and to free living beings from sin—even for one devoted to righteous deeds—such purification may not be accomplished even through a hundred successive births.
Narada (in dialogue with the Sanatkumara tradition; Uttara-Bhaga tirtha discourse frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It emphasizes the extraordinary difficulty of fully eliminating sin and achieving deep purification through ordinary merit alone, preparing the reader for the text’s stress on powerful purifying means such as tirtha-mahatmya, vrata, and devotion.
By stating that even sustained righteous action over many births may be insufficient for complete purification, it implicitly elevates higher liberating means—classically including Vishnu-bhakti and sacred observances—beyond mere moral effort.
No specific Vedanga is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical and ritual: sin-removal (pāpa-kṣaya) is presented as a specialized soteriological goal often addressed in Purāṇic tirtha and vrata frameworks rather than through general satkarma alone.