Shloka 40
The Greatness of Kāśī (Kāśī-māhātmya) and Avimukta’s Liberative Power
यस्तत्र निवसेन्मर्त्यः संयतात्मा समाहितः । त्रैलोक्यमपि भुंजानो वायुभक्षसमः स्मृतः ॥ ४० ॥
yastatra nivasenmartyaḥ saṃyatātmā samāhitaḥ | trailokyamapi bhuṃjāno vāyubhakṣasamaḥ smṛtaḥ || 40 ||
មនុស្សណាដែលស្នាក់នៅទីនោះ ដោយចិត្តសង្រួម និងសមាធិមាំមួន—ទោះបីរីករាយដល់ត្រីលោកក៏ដោយ—ត្រូវបានគេចាត់ទុកថា ដូចអ្នករស់ដោយខ្យល់តែប៉ុណ្ណោះ។
Narada (teaching in a Tirtha-Mahatmya frame within Uttara-Bhaga)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"Begins with disciplined residence and collected mind, culminating in praise of extreme ascetic purity (air-like sustenance) even amid worldly capacity."}
FAQs
It teaches that residence at a sacred tirtha bears fruit only when supported by self-control and inner steadiness; such discipline elevates one’s state to the level of extreme ascetic purity, even amid worldly enjoyments.
By implying that true sacred living is inward—marked by restraint and collected mind—this verse supports bhakti as disciplined devotion, where enjoyment does not distract from remembrance and surrender.
Not a technical Vedanga lesson; it emphasizes practical dharma-yoga disciplines—saṁyama (sense-control) and samādhāna (mental one-pointedness)—which underpin effective vrata, japa, and tirtha-based observances described in the Puranas.