Shloka 61
The Greatness of Kāśī (Avimukta): Pilgrimage Calendar, Yātrā-Dharma, and the Network of Śiva-Liṅgas
समंतात्तस्य देवैस्तु लिंगानि स्थापितानि च । दृष्ट्वा च तानि वै मर्त्यो देहभेदे गणो भवेत् ॥ ६१ ॥
samaṃtāttasya devaistu liṃgāni sthāpitāni ca | dṛṣṭvā ca tāni vai martyo dehabhede gaṇo bhavet || 61 ||
Tout autour de ce lieu sacré, les dieux ont bel et bien établi des liṅga. Et le mortel qui les contemple, lorsqu’il quitte son corps, devient membre des gaṇa de Śiva.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It states a phala (spiritual result) of tīrtha-darśana: merely beholding the divinely installed liṅgas grants an exalted post-mortem destiny—becoming a gaṇa, an attendant in Śiva’s retinue.
It emphasizes darśana-bhakti—faithful seeing of sacred symbols (liṅgas) in a holy place—as a potent devotional act that yields transformative spiritual merit beyond ordinary human limitation.
Ritual practice is implied rather than technical Vedāṅga instruction: it points to tīrtha-yātrā and liṅga-pratiṣṭhā traditions (smārta/āgamic-aligned practice), focusing on darśana as a recognized religious act with stated fruit.