Shloka 17
The Description of Kāśī (Kāśī-māhātmya): Avimukta, Kapālamocana, and Śiva’s Purification
शंभो त्वया कृतं पापं यच्चिन्नं ब्रह्मणः शिरः । तत्फलं भुंक्ष्व संर्वज्ञ कियत्कालं कृतं स्वयम् ॥ १७ ॥
śaṃbho tvayā kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ yaccinnaṃ brahmaṇaḥ śiraḥ | tatphalaṃ bhuṃkṣva saṃrvajña kiyatkālaṃ kṛtaṃ svayam || 17 ||
ഹേ ശംഭോ! നീ ചെയ്ത പാപം—ബ്രഹ്മാവിന്റെ ശിരസ് ഛേദിച്ചത്—അതിന്റെ ഫലം, ഹേ സർവ്വജ്ഞാ, നീ തന്നേ നിർണ്ണയിച്ച കാലം വരെ നീ തന്നേ അനുഭവിക്കണം।
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (narrative voice addressing Śiva as Śambhu)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It emphasizes the impartial law of karma: even exalted beings are shown as bound to experience the results of actions, reinforcing dharma and moral accountability.
By underscoring karmic consequence, it indirectly supports bhakti as a purifying path: devotion is not a license to ignore dharma, but a means to seek purification and right conduct alongside reverence.
The verse mainly teaches dharma and karma-vipāka rather than a specific Vedāṅga; practically, it aligns with Dharmaśāstra-style reasoning about action, consequence, and the need for prāyaścitta (expiatory discipline).