Shloka 2

Kāśī-māhātmya: Avimukta Gaṅgā and the Pañcanada Tīrtha

Devanagari script

अविमुक्ते कृतं यत्तु तदेवाक्षयतां व्रजेत् । अविमुक्तगतः कश्चिन्नरकं नैति किल्बिषी ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

avimukte kṛtaṃ yattu tadevākṣayatāṃ vrajet | avimuktagataḥ kaścinnarakaṃ naiti kilbiṣī || 2 ||

Translation

アヴィムクタでなされたことは、すべて不滅の功徳となる。アヴィムクタに至る者は、たとえ罪に汚れていても地獄に赴かない。

Word by Word

• अविमुक्ते: in Avimukta (Kashi)
• अविमुक्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अविमुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (स्थानवाचक), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• कृतम्: done/performed
• कृतम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; ‘that which is done’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle)

• यत्: whatever/which
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधसूचक (emphasis/adversative particle)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: certainly/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• अक्षयताम्: imperishability
• अक्षयताम्: Karma (कर्म/Goal-object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षयता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• व्रजेत्: would go/attain
• व्रजेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• अविमुक्त-गतः: one who has gone to Avimukta
• अविमुक्त-गतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविमुक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + गत (कृदन्त; √गम् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त ‘गत’; द्वितीया/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषार्थ: ‘अविमुक्तं गतः/अविमुक्ते गतः’ (one who has gone to Avimukta)

• कश्चित्: someone/any person
• कश्चित्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); अनिश्चितवाचक (indefinite pronoun)

• नरकम्: hell
• नरकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• एति: goes
• एति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• किल्बिषी: a sinner
• किल्बिषी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किल्बिषिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेष्य (one possessing sin)

Speaker

Suta (narrating Narada Purana discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Avimukta

FAQs

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

It declares Avimukta as a supremely sanctifying kṣetra where actions yield akṣaya-puṇya (imperishable merit) and where even a sinful person who reaches it is protected from falling into naraka.

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

By glorifying a sacred Viśveśvara/Kāśī-associated kṣetra (Avimukta), it supports bhakti through tīrtha-sevā—approaching the holy place with faith, performing worship and dharma there, and relying on the Lord’s grace to overcome sin.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse primarily teaches tīrtha-māhātmya and the doctrine of akṣaya-puṇya rather than a specific Vedāṅga; practically, it guides pilgrimage-based ritual practice (yātrā, dāna, japa, pūjā) performed in a kṣetra for enduring spiritual results.