Shloka 76
Vyāsotpatti-kathana
Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa
दर्शनात्स्पर्शनाद्यस्य चेतो निर्मलतामियात् । उद्धाटितं सदैवास्ति द्वारं स्वर्गस्य यत्र हि
darśanātsparśanādyasya ceto nirmalatāmiyāt | uddhāṭitaṃ sadaivāsti dvāraṃ svargasya yatra hi
By merely beholding and touching that holy presence, one’s mind becomes pure. For in that place, indeed, the gate of heaven remains ever open.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha
Sthala Purana: Kāśī (Avimukta) is proclaimed the ‘never-abandoned’ kṣetra where Śiva grants purity and liberation through mere darśana/sparśa; the kṣetra is described as an ever-open ‘gate’ to higher worlds and ultimately mokṣa.
Significance: Darśana and sparśa are said to purify citta (antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi), making the pilgrim fit for Śiva’s anugraha; the verse frames the kṣetra as a perpetually accessible salvific threshold.
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that contact with Shiva’s sacred presence—through darśana (seeing) and sparśa (touch)—purifies the citta, making one fit for higher states and ultimately for Shiva’s grace.
The verse supports Saguna upāsanā: approaching Shiva through tangible sacred forms and spaces (such as the Liṅga, temple, or tīrtha) where devotion and reverent contact become a means for inner cleansing.
Perform Śiva-darśana with reverence, touch the Liṅga/temple threshold respectfully, and pair it with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to internalize the purification indicated by the verse.