Shloka 1
The Greatness of Kāśī (Kāśī-māhātmya) and Avimukta’s Liberative Power
मांधातोवाच । भगवन्सम्यगाख्यातं सर्वज्ञेन कृपालुना । मोहिनीचरितं पुण्यं महापातकनाशनम् ॥ १ ॥
māṃdhātovāca | bhagavansamyagākhyātaṃ sarvajñena kṛpālunā | mohinīcaritaṃ puṇyaṃ mahāpātakanāśanam || 1 ||
માંધાતા બોલ્યા—હે ભગવન! સર્વજ્ઞ અને કૃપાળુ એવા આપ દ્વારા મહાપાતકનો નાશ કરનારું મોહિનીનું પુણ્ય ચરિત્ર યોગ્ય રીતે વર્ણવાયું છે ॥ ૧ ॥
Māṃdhātā
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It praises Mohinī-carita as a purifying Purāṇic narrative whose hearing/recitation is said to destroy even mahāpātakas, highlighting the purificatory power of sacred kathā.
By honoring the compassionate, all-knowing teacher and glorifying a divine līlā (Mohinī), the verse models bhakti through śravaṇa (devotional listening) and reverent acknowledgment of the Lord’s sacred deeds.
No specific Vedāṅga is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is the Purāṇic discipline of śravaṇa/paṭhana (listening/recitation) as a recognized means of inner purification and dhārmic living.