Shloka 65

The Greatness of Avimukta (Kāśī/Vārāṇasī) and the Doctrine of Liberation-in-One-Life

Devanagari script

न लोकवचनात्पित्रोर्न चैव गुरुवादतः । मतिर्न क्रमणीया स्यादविमुक्तगतिं प्रति

Transliteration

na lokavacanātpitrorna caiva guruvādataḥ | matirna kramaṇīyā syādavimuktagatiṃ prati

Translation

アヴィムクタの道と到達に向けた決意は、世人の言葉によっても、父母によっても、たとえ師の勧めによっても、揺るがされてはならない。

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• लोक-वचनात्: from people's talk
• लोक-वचनात्: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: लोकस्य वचनम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचन

• पित्रोः: of (one's) parents
• पित्रोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन (dual)

• न: nor
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• गुरु-वादतः: from the teacher's statement
• गुरु-वादतः: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक) + वाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: गुरोः वादः), पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचन

• मतिः: the mind/resolve
• मतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध

• क्रमणीया: to be directed/turned
• क्रमणीया: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रमणीय (कृदन्त; √क्रम् धातु)
• Form: भाव्य/अनीयर्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive: 'to be stepped/turned'), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'मतिः' इति विशेषणम्

• स्यात्: should be
• स्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अविमुक्त-गतिम्: the path/state of Avimukta
• अविमुक्त-गतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अविमुक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (कर्मधारय: अविमुक्ता गतिः), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: Pratiyogin (प्रतियोगिन्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश अव्यय/पूर्वसर्ग (preposition-like indeclinable)

Speaker

Uncertain (context not provided; within Svargakhaṇḍa 3.33 likely part of a didactic dialogue)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: city

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: लोकवचनात्पित्रोः = लोकवचनात् + पित्रोः; पित्रोर्न = पित्रोः + न; चैव = च + एव; मतिर्न = मतिः + न; स्यादविमुक्तगतिं = स्यात् + अविमुक्तगतिम्

Characters & Entities

• Avimukta

FAQs

What is meant by “Avimukta” in this verse?

Avimukta is presented as a sacred spiritual goal or path; in many Purāṇic contexts it is associated with an unforsaken holy state/place (often linked with Kāśī/Varanasi), symbolizing assured spiritual liberation.

Why does the verse include parents and guru along with “people”?

It emphasizes that even respected influences can unintentionally divert a seeker; when one’s aim is a clear spiritual end, the mind should remain unwavering rather than conforming to external pressures.

What ethical lesson does this verse teach?

It teaches steadiness (dṛḍha-niścaya): do not abandon a righteous spiritual commitment merely due to social pressure or conflicting advice; discernment and fidelity to one’s highest aim are essential.