Shloka 13
The Description of Kāśī (Kāśī-māhātmya): Avimukta, Kapālamocana, and Śiva’s Purification
बहुधा यतमानोऽपि तच्छिरः क्षेप्तुमातुरः । न शशाक परित्यक्तुं तदद्भुतमभून्महत् ॥ १३ ॥
bahudhā yatamāno'pi tacchiraḥ kṣeptumāturaḥ | na śaśāka parityaktuṃ tadadbhutamabhūnmahat || 13 ||
അവൻ പലവട്ടം പരിശ്രമിച്ചിട്ടും, ആ ശിരസ്സിനെ തള്ളിവിടാൻ വ്യാകുലനായിട്ടും, അതിനെ ഉപേക്ഷിക്കാൻ കഴിഞ്ഞില്ല—ഇത് മഹത്തായ അത്ഭുതമായി തീർന്നു।
Suta
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It highlights the inescapability of karmic consequence: despite repeated effort, the burden (symbolized by the “head”) cannot be discarded until the underlying cause is resolved through dharma, expiation, or divine grace as the narrative later indicates.
Indirectly, it sets up the need for surrender: when personal effort fails to remove suffering, the Purana’s tirtha-mahātmya framework typically points toward seeking refuge in sacred acts, remembrance, and devotion to the Lord as the effective remedy.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is ethical and ritual—recognizing karmic bondage and turning to prescribed purāṇic remedies (prāyaścitta/tīrtha-sevā) within dharma.