Shloka 39
The Greatness of Kāśī (Kāśī-māhātmya) and Avimukta’s Liberative Power
अविमुक्ते स्थिता नित्यं पांशुभिर्वायुनेरितैः । स्पृष्टा दुष्कृतकर्माणो यांति वै परमां गतिम् ॥ ३९ ॥
avimukte sthitā nityaṃ pāṃśubhirvāyuneritaiḥ | spṛṣṭā duṣkṛtakarmāṇo yāṃti vai paramāṃ gatim || 39 ||
അവിമുക്ത (കാശി)യിൽ നിത്യം വസിക്കുന്നവർ—ദുഷ്കൃത്യം ചെയ്തവരായാലും—കാറ്റിൽ പറക്കുന്ന പൊടിയുടെ സ്പർശം കൊണ്ടുതന്നെ പരമഗതി പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു।
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It teaches the exceptional salvific power (kshetra-mahatmya) of Avimukta/Kāśī: mere contact with its wind-driven sacred dust is said to elevate even sinners toward the supreme goal (paramā gati).
By glorifying Kāśī as perpetually sanctified, it implies that proximity to a holy abode associated with divine presence nurtures surrender and grace—key bhakti themes—even when personal merit is weak.
Primarily Kalpa in practice: the Purana frames tirtha-sevana (residing/sojourning in a sacred kshetra) as a concrete dharmic observance with transformative spiritual results.