Shloka 70

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

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे मोहिनीवसुसंवादे काशीमाहात्म्यं नाम पञ्चाशत्तमोऽध्यायः ॥ ५० ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇottarabhāge mohinīvasusaṃvāde kāśīmāhātmyaṃ nāma pañcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ || 50 ||

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീ ബൃഹന്നാരദീയ പുരാണത്തിന്റെ ഉത്തരഭാഗത്തിൽ, മോഹിനീ–വസു സംവാദത്തിനകത്തുള്ള “കാശീമാഹാത്മ്യം” എന്ന അമ്പതാം അധ്യായം സമാപ്തമായി.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समाप्त्यर्थक (quotative/end marker)

• श्री: Śrī (revered)
• श्री: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/title)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (honorific prefix used as indeclinable-like); here as auspicious title-element

• बृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे: in the later section of the Bṛhan-Nāradīya Purāṇa
• बृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहत् + नारदीय + पुराण + उत्तर + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः—(in) the later section (उत्तरभाग) of the Bṛhan-Nāradīya Purāṇa

• मोहिनीवसुसंवादे: in the dialogue of Mohinī and Vasu
• मोहिनीवसुसंवादे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहिनी + वसु + संवाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः—मोहिन्याः वसोः च संवादः (dialogue of Mohinī and Vasu)

• काशीमाहात्म्यम्: the Glory of Kāśī
• काशीमाहात्म्यम्: Viṣaya/Pratijñā (विषय/प्रतीज्ञा; title/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काशी + माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—काश्याः माहात्म्यम् (the glory of Kāśī)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; संज्ञासूचक (name-indicator)

• पञ्चाशत्तमः: fiftieth
• पञ्चाशत्तमः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चाशत् + तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta/Viṣaya (कर्ता/विषय; heading)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (colophon/narratorial closure; chapter-end rubric rather than spoken dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Mohinī
• Vasu
• Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)

FAQs

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

This is the concluding colophon marking the completion of the Kāśī-māhātmya chapter, signaling that the preceding teaching belongs to the Uttara-bhāga’s tirtha-focused section and is framed within the Mohinī–Vasu dialogue.

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

As a chapter-end rubric, it does not directly teach bhakti practices; it identifies the text-unit where devotion-related instructions connected to Kāśī’s sanctity would have been presented in the chapter.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No Vedāṅga (such as Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) instruction is stated here; the verse functions as a structural colophon naming the section, dialogue frame, and chapter number.