Shloka 5
The Description of Kāśī (Kāśī-māhātmya): Avimukta, Kapālamocana, and Śiva’s Purification
माधवस्य पुरी चेयं पूर्वमासीद्द्विजोत्तम । मुक्तिदा सर्वजंतूनां सर्वपापप्रणाशिनी ॥ ५ ॥
mādhavasya purī ceyaṃ pūrvamāsīddvijottama | muktidā sarvajaṃtūnāṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśinī || 5 ||
အို ဒွိဇိုတ္တမ (နှစ်ကြိမ်မွေးမြတ်သူ) ရေ၊ ဤမြို့သည် မာဓဝ၏ ပူရီဖြစ်၍ ရှေးကာလကတည်းက ရှိခဲ့သည်။ သတ္တဝါအားလုံးအား မုက္ခတိ ပေးတတ်ပြီး အပြစ်အားလုံးကို ဖျက်ဆီးတတ်သည်။
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It declares Mādhava’s sacred city as an ancient Vishnu-kṣetra whose very association grants mukti and eradicates sin, framing pilgrimage as a direct purifier and liberator.
By identifying the place as ‘Mādhava’s city,’ it centers devotion to Vishnu; honoring and approaching Vishnu’s abode is presented as a bhakti-supported means to attain purification and liberation.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Śikṣā) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is tirtha-dharma—pilgrimage to Vishnu-kṣetras as a recognized purāṇic discipline for pāpa-kṣaya and mokṣa.