Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 51
The Greatness of the Gaṅgā
Gaṅgāmāhātmya
काशीविश्वेश्वरं लिङ्गं ज्योतिर्लिङ्गं तदुच्यते । तं दृष्ट्वा परमं ज्योतिराप्नोति मनुजोत्तमः ॥ ५१ ॥
kāśīviśveśvaraṃ liṅgaṃ jyotirliṅgaṃ taducyate | taṃ dṛṣṭvā paramaṃ jyotirāpnoti manujottamaḥ || 51 ||
លិង្គវិશ્વេស្វរ នៅកាសី ត្រូវហៅថា ជ្យោតិរលិង្គ។ អ្នកប្រសើរនៃមនុស្ស ដោយបានឃើញវា នឹងទទួលបាន ពន្លឺអធិឋានដ៏ខ្ពស់បំផុត។
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It identifies Kāśī’s Viśveśvara as a Jyotirliṅga and teaches that its darśana is a direct means to realize the “Supreme Light,” i.e., the highest spiritual attainment.
By emphasizing darśana of Viśveśvara in Kāśī, the verse highlights devotional approach—reverent pilgrimage, vision, and remembrance of the deity—as an efficacious path toward the highest goal.
It primarily reflects tirtha-vidhi (pilgrimage praxis) rather than a specific Vedāṅga; the practical takeaway is the ritual principle of darśana at a sacred kṣetra as a recognized religious act yielding spiritual fruit.