Shloka 14
Kāṣṭhīla-Upākhyāna: Rākṣasī, Spear-Śakti, and Kāśī as Śakti-kṣetra
यस्यां मृताः पुनर्मर्त्या गर्भवासं विशंति न । स त्वमस्या गृहं पित्र्यं पुनर्नय सुलोचनाम् ॥ १४ ॥
yasyāṃ mṛtāḥ punarmartyā garbhavāsaṃ viśaṃti na | sa tvamasyā gṛhaṃ pitryaṃ punarnaya sulocanām || 14 ||
ໃນບ່ອນສັກສິດນັ້ນ ຜູ້ໃດຕາຍແລ້ວ ບໍ່ກັບມາເປັນມະນຸດອີກ ແລະບໍ່ເຂົ້າສູ່ຄັນມານດາເພື່ອເກີດໃໝ່. ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ເຈົ້າຈົ່ງນຳນາງຜູ້ຕາງາມນີ້ ກັບໄປສູ່ເຮືອນບັນພະບຸລຸດຂອງນາງອີກເທື່ອ.
Narrator (Purana dialogue frame; Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahatmya narration)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It states a key tirtha-mahatmya claim: death in a supremely sacred place ends the cycle of rebirth, freeing one from returning to the womb (garbhavāsa), which is presented as a marker of moksha or near-moksha merit.
Even without naming a deity here, the verse reflects the Purāṇic bhakti framework where holy places connected to divine presence and worship grant transformative merit—culminating in release from punarjanma—encouraging श्रद्धा (faith) and tirtha-sevā as devotional practice.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is dharma-śāstric tirtha-vicāra—understanding pilgrimage merit (tīrtha-phala) and the soteriological idea of garbhavāsa as a sign of continued saṃsāra.