Shloka 68

The Description of Kāśī (Kāśī-māhātmya): Avimukta, Kapālamocana, and Śiva’s Purification

Devanagari script

सेयमासादिता विप्रर पुरी प्रासादसंकुला । भोगिनीमपि मोक्षाय किं पुनर्व्रतधारिणाम् ॥ ६८ ॥

Transliteration

seyamāsāditā viprara purī prāsādasaṃkulā | bhoginīmapi mokṣāya kiṃ punarvratadhāriṇām || 68 ||

Translation

ହେ ବିପ୍ର! ପ୍ରାସାଦରେ ପରିପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଏହି ପୁରୀ ଏବେ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ହୋଇଛି। ଭୋଗାସକ୍ତଙ୍କୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଏହା ମୋକ୍ଷ ଦିଏ; ତେବେ ବ୍ରତଧାରୀଙ୍କୁ କେତେ ଅଧିକ!

Word by Word

• सा: she/that (f.)
• सा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• इयम्: this (f.)
• इयम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• आसादिता: has been reached/arrived at
• आसादिता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√सद् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘प्राप्ता/आगता’ अर्थे

• विप्र: O brahmin
• विप्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• पुरी: city
• पुरी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रासाद-संकुला: crowded with palaces
• प्रासाद-संकुला: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रासाद (प्रातिपदिक) + संकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (प्रासादैः संकुला = filled with palaces)

• भोगिनीम्: a pleasure-seeker/enjoyer (woman)
• भोगिनीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोगिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), ‘even/also’

• मोक्षाय: for liberation
• मोक्षाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative-purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजन (purpose)

• किम्: what? / how much more?
• किम्: Prashna (प्रश्न/Interrogative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक निपात (interrogative particle)

• पुनः: moreover
• पुनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb/particle), ‘again; moreover’

• व्रत-धारिणाम्: of those who observe vows
• व्रत-धारिणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक) + धारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (व्रतं धारयन्ति ये)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (addressing Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"adbhuta","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"Arrival at a splendid city culminates in wonder at its liberating power, expanding into devotional confidence for vow-keepers."}

FAQs

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

It emphasizes the extraordinary liberating power (mokṣa-prada mahimā) of a sacred tirtha-city: even people attached to worldly enjoyment can be uplifted there, while vow-observers gain the fruit all the more quickly.

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

By implying that sacred association and disciplined practice amplify grace: those who keep vratas typically do so with devotion and restraint, making them especially receptive to the tirtha’s sanctifying, bhakti-supporting influence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vrata-dhāraṇa (undertaking and maintaining vows) is highlighted as a practical dharma-discipline; while not a technical Vedāṅga lesson, it points to applied ritual-ethics (ācāra) commonly guided by kalpa-style observance rules.