Shloka 65
The Description of Kāśī (Kāśī-māhātmya): Avimukta, Kapālamocana, and Śiva’s Purification
प्रयांति शिवलोकं वैजरामृत्युविवर्जितम् । बहुपुण्ययुताः संतो निवसंत्तयत्र नीरुजः ॥ ६५ ॥
prayāṃti śivalokaṃ vaijarāmṛtyuvivarjitam | bahupuṇyayutāḥ saṃto nivasaṃttayatra nīrujaḥ || 65 ||
ते शिवलोकाला जातात—जो जरा व मृत्युरहित आहे. बहुपुण्ययुक्त सज्जन तेथे निवास करतात, निरोगी व दुःखरहित.
Narada (as narrator within the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahatmya discourse)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"adbhuta","secondary_rasa":"shanta (peace)","emotional_journey":"Elevates the listener from earthly limitation to a deathless realm, settling into the serenity of pain-free dwelling among the virtuous."}
FAQs
It states the phala (result) of great merit: attainment of Śiva-loka, portrayed as a perfected realm beyond decay, death, and affliction—indicating a superior post-mortem state granted by dharma and punya.
Though it does not explicitly name bhakti, it aligns with Purāṇic teaching that sincere virtue and sacred observances performed with devotion lead to divine realms; here, the merit-bearing “santo” attain Śiva’s abode.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is phala-śruti logic—actions/observances that generate punya are said to yield defined spiritual results.