Shloka 61
The Greatness of Kāśī (Avimukta): Pilgrimage Calendar, Yātrā-Dharma, and the Network of Śiva-Liṅgas
समंतात्तस्य देवैस्तु लिंगानि स्थापितानि च । दृष्ट्वा च तानि वै मर्त्यो देहभेदे गणो भवेत् ॥ ६१ ॥
samaṃtāttasya devaistu liṃgāni sthāpitāni ca | dṛṣṭvā ca tāni vai martyo dehabhede gaṇo bhavet || 61 ||
ആ പുണ്യസ്ഥാനത്തിന്റെ ചുറ്റുമെല്ലാം ദേവന്മാർ നിശ്ചയമായി ലിംഗങ്ങൾ സ്ഥാപിച്ചു. അവയെ ദർശിക്കുന്ന മർത്ത്യൻ ദേഹത്യാഗത്തിനു ശേഷം ശിവഗണങ്ങളിൽ ഒരംഗമാകുന്നു.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It states a phala (spiritual result) of tīrtha-darśana: merely beholding the divinely installed liṅgas grants an exalted post-mortem destiny—becoming a gaṇa, an attendant in Śiva’s retinue.
It emphasizes darśana-bhakti—faithful seeing of sacred symbols (liṅgas) in a holy place—as a potent devotional act that yields transformative spiritual merit beyond ordinary human limitation.
Ritual practice is implied rather than technical Vedāṅga instruction: it points to tīrtha-yātrā and liṅga-pratiṣṭhā traditions (smārta/āgamic-aligned practice), focusing on darśana as a recognized religious act with stated fruit.