Shloka 34
The Description of Kāśī (Kāśī-māhātmya): Avimukta, Kapālamocana, and Śiva’s Purification
ब्रह्मह्रदे त्रिवर्षाणि मग्रो ब्रह्मह्रदांबुनि । वर्षत्रये गते तत्र क्षतार्द्धांगो विनिःसृतः ॥ ३४ ॥
brahmahrade trivarṣāṇi magro brahmahradāṃbuni | varṣatraye gate tatra kṣatārddhāṃgo viniḥsṛtaḥ || 34 ||
គាត់លិចនៅក្នុងទឹកនៃព្រះហ្រ្ទទព្រហ្ម (Brahmahrada) អស់បីឆ្នាំ។ ពេលបីឆ្នាំនោះកន្លងផុតទៅ គាត់បានឡើងមកវិញ ដោយពាក់កណ្តាលរាងកាយរងរបួស។
Suta (narrating the Tirtha-Mahatmya in Uttara-Bhaga)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It highlights the intense, time-bound austerity associated with a sacred tirtha: prolonged immersion is portrayed as a severe vow whose outcome can include both purification and physical consequence, underscoring the gravity of tirtha-based tapas.
Though not explicitly teaching bhakti here, the verse supports the wider Narada Purana theme that sincere, sustained religious discipline at a holy place can become an offering of faith—devotion expressed through endurance and adherence to sacred observance.
Primarily kalpa (ritual discipline) and dharma-shastra style observance: it implies a regulated vow measured by time (three years) and performed at a designated tirtha, reflecting how ritual practice is structured and quantified.