Shloka 66
The Greatness of Kāśī (Kāśī-māhātmya) and Avimukta’s Liberative Power
या मतिर्विहिता नूनं स्वन्निते तु मृतस्य सा । प्राणानिह नरस्त्यक्त्वा न पुनर्जायते क्वचित् ॥ ६६ ॥
yā matirvihitā nūnaṃ svannite tu mṛtasya sā | prāṇāniha narastyaktvā na punarjāyate kvacit || 66 ||
Assurément, l’état d’esprit prescrit à celui qui est mort et déposé au repos—ayant ici abandonné les souffles vitaux (prāṇa)—fait que cet homme ne renaît plus nulle part.
Narada (teaching in the Uttara-Bhaga context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It emphasizes the decisive finality of death: once the prāṇas depart, the person does not re-enter ordinary birth, pointing to a doctrine of ‘non-return’ tied to an ordained post-death state.
By stressing the crucial “last condition” and the post-death trajectory, it indirectly supports Bhakti practice: cultivating remembrance and God-oriented consciousness so the final inner state is elevated rather than worldly.
It aligns most with Kalpa (ritual procedure) through its implied connection to antyeṣṭi (funeral rites) and the handling of the deceased after prāṇa-departure, rather than grammar or astrology.