Shloka 49
The Greatness of Kāśī (Kāśī-māhātmya) and Avimukta’s Liberative Power
स्वर्गापवर्गयोर्हेतुरेतत्तीर्थवरं भुवि । यस्तत्र पंचतां याति तस्य मुक्तिर्न संशयः ॥ ४९ ॥
svargāpavargayorheturetattīrthavaraṃ bhuvi | yastatra paṃcatāṃ yāti tasya muktirna saṃśayaḥ || 49 ||
Ce tīrtha suprême sur la terre est cause à la fois du ciel et de la délivrance. Quiconque y atteint « l’état de cinq » (c’est-à-dire la mort), sa mokṣa est certaine, sans aucun doute.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It declares a specific tīrtha as exceptionally potent—capable of granting both worldly merit (svarga) and the supreme goal (apavarga/mokṣa), especially when one’s end occurs there.
While not naming a deity here, the tīrtha framework in the Uttara-bhāga typically implies faith-filled pilgrimage, reverence, and surrender at holy places—acts that function as embodied devotion leading to divine grace and liberation.
Ritual pragmatics are implied: tīrtha-yātrā and antya-kāla (end-of-life) observances—choosing a sacred place and maintaining dharmic conduct—are presented as actionable means for attaining higher states.