Shloka 49

Kāśī-māhātmya: Avimukta Gaṅgā and the Pañcanada Tīrtha

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे वसुमोहिनीसंवादे काशीमाहात्म्ये एकपञ्चाशत्तमोऽध्यायः ॥ ५१ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇottarabhāge vasumohinīsaṃvāde kāśīmāhātmye ekapañcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ || 51 ||

Translation

Así concluye el Capítulo quincuagésimo primero, el “Kāśī-māhātmya”, en el diálogo entre Vasu y Mohinī, en la Uttara-bhāga (sección posterior) del venerable Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसंहारार्थक-अव्यय (quotative/closure particle)

• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇa-uttara-bhāge: in the Uttarabhāga of the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇa-uttara-bhāge: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + bṛhat (प्रातिपदिक) + nāradīya (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + uttara (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः (…पुराणस्य उत्तरभागे)

• vasu-mohinī-saṃvāde: in the dialogue of Vasu and Mohinī
• vasu-mohinī-saṃvāde: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasu (प्रातिपदिक) + mohinī (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃvāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (वसुनः मोहिन्याश्च संवादः)

• kāśī-māhātmye: in the Kāśī-māhātmya section
• kāśī-māhātmye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāśī (प्रातिपदिक) + māhātmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (काश्याः माहात्म्यम्)

• eka-pañcāśattamaḥ: fifty-first
• eka-pañcāśattamaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक) + pañcāśat (प्रातिपदिक) + -tama (तद्धित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (एकपञ्चाशत् = 51) + तमप् (ordinal)

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator/Compiler (colophon/end-of-chapter marker)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Vasu
• Mohinī
• Kāśī
• Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa

FAQs

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

This is a colophon marking the completion of Adhyaya 51 of the Kāśī-māhātmya, emphasizing the text’s structured transmission and the authority of the sacred dialogue tradition.

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

It does not teach a bhakti practice directly; it closes a chapter within the Kāśī-māhātmya narrative, where devotion is supported indirectly by framing Kāśī as a sacred focus for pilgrimage, worship, and dharmic living.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No Vedāṅga (such as Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) instruction appears in this line; it functions as a textual marker identifying section (Uttara-bhāga), dialogue frame (Vasu–Mohinī), and chapter number.