Shloka 60
The Greatness of Kāśī (Kāśī-māhātmya) and Avimukta’s Liberative Power
अतिप्रसन्नचित्तेन अविमुक्तनिवासिने । मुमूर्षोर्दक्षिणे कर्णे यस्य कस्यापि वा स्वयम् ॥ ६० ॥
atiprasannacittena avimuktanivāsine | mumūrṣordakṣiṇe karṇe yasya kasyāpi vā svayam || 60 ||
ដោយចិត្តស្ងប់ស្ងាត់យ៉ាងខ្លាំង ព្រះអង្គដែលស្ថិតនៅអវិមុកត (កាស៊ី) ទ្រង់ផ្ទាល់ ខ្សឹបមន្តចូលត្រចៀកស្តាំរបស់មនុស្សណាម្នាក់ដែលជិតស្លាប់ មិនថាជានរណាក៏ដោយ។
Suta (narrator) describing the Avimukta/Kashi doctrine of liberation
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that Avimukta (Kāśī) is a mokṣa-kṣetra where the Lord dwelling there grants final deliverance by personally giving a liberating instruction at the moment of death.
Liberation is shown as arising from divine grace received through devotion to the Lord of Avimukta—He Himself intervenes for the devotee (or any dying person there), emphasizing surrender and sacred place-based bhakti.
It reflects ritual-practical tradition (prayoga) around antyeṣṭi and deathbed upadeśa—especially the right-ear transmission (karṇa-upadeśa) associated with Kashi’s Avimukta-mahātmyas.