Shloka 66

The Greatness of Kāśī (Avimukta): Pilgrimage Calendar, Yātrā-Dharma, and the Network of Śiva-Liṅgas

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वैतन्मानवः सद्यो मुक्तः स्यात्सर्वकिल्बिषैः । मृतश्च न पुनर्जन्म संसारे लभते नरः ॥ ६६ ॥

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvaitanmānavaḥ sadyo muktaḥ syātsarvakilbiṣaiḥ | mṛtaśca na punarjanma saṃsāre labhate naraḥ || 66 ||

Translation

ഇത് ദർശിച്ചാൽ മനുഷ്യൻ ഉടൻ തന്നെ എല്ലാ പാപങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നുമുക്തനാകും. മരണാനന്തരം അവൻ സംസാരത്തിൽ വീണ്ടും ജന്മം പ്രാപിക്കുകയില്ല.

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), परस्मैपदी; अर्थः—‘having seen’

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• मानवः: a man
• मानवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यस् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)

• मुक्तः: liberated
• मुक्तः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण/subject complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle/कृदन्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अर्थः—‘freed/liberated’

• स्यात्: would become / may be
• स्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सर्वकिल्बिषैः: from all sins
• सर्वकिल्बिषैः: Apādāna/Hetu (अपादान/हेतु; ‘from/through removal of’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + किल्बिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; समासः—सर्वाणि किल्बिषाणि (all sins)

• मृतः: (even if) dead
• मृतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अर्थः—‘dead’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• जन्म: birth
• जन्म: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• संसारे: in the world/cycle of rebirth
• संसारे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (in a Tirtha/Mahatmya teaching context within Uttara-Bhaga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It declares the salvific power of darśana—simply seeing the sacred object/place being praised here destroys all kilbiṣa (sin) and leads beyond saṃsāra, indicating a mokṣa-oriented tirtha-mahātmya.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

By emphasizing transformative grace through darśana, it aligns with bhakti logic: sincere encounter with the sacred (temple deity, tirtha, or holy manifestation) purifies the devotee and culminates in freedom from rebirth.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ritual-practice oriented—performing tirtha-darśana as a purificatory act (pāpa-nāśana) within Narada Purana rituals.