Shloka 74

The Greatness of Kāśī (Kāśī-māhātmya) and Avimukta’s Liberative Power

Devanagari script

योंऽकयित्वा मोचयति स याति परमां गतिम् । पितृभिः सहितो मोक्षं गच्छत्येव न संशयः ॥ ७४ ॥

Transliteration

yoṃ'kayitvā mocayati sa yāti paramāṃ gatim | pitṛbhiḥ sahito mokṣaṃ gacchatyeva na saṃśayaḥ || 74 ||

Translation

ଯେ (ଜୀବକୁ) ଚିହ୍ନିତ କରି ପରେ ମୁକ୍ତ କରେ, ସେ ପରମ ଗତିକୁ ଯାଏ। ପିତୃମାନଙ୍କ ସହିତ ସେ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ମୋକ୍ଷକୁ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ହୁଏ—ସନ୍ଦେହ ନାହିଁ।

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक

• अङ्कयित्वा: having marked/branded
• अङ्कयित्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अङ्कय् (धातु; नामधातु from अङ्क)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), ‘having marked/branded’

• मोचयति: releases/sets free
• मोचयति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative) ‘causes to be released’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• याति: goes/attains
• याति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• परमाम्: supreme
• परमाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• गतिम्: state/destination
• गतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पितृभिः: with the ancestors
• पितृभिः: Sahakāraka (सह/साकं)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (सह/करण), बहुवचन

• सहितः: accompanied
• सहितः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (प्रातिपदिक; सह + इ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘accompanied’

• मोक्षम्: liberation
• मोक्षम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• गच्छति: goes/attains
• गच्छति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• न: not/no
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (narration/teaching within Uttara-Bhaga context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"karuna","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Compassionate act of release leads to serene certainty: the doer and even the ancestors are assured liberation."}

Characters & Entities

• Pitrs

FAQs

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

It declares that an act of freeing or liberating (mocana) performed with right intent leads to the highest spiritual attainment, and its merit extends to one’s ancestors, ensuring moksha for the doer along with the pitṛs.

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

By emphasizing compassionate, dharmic action that results in liberation, the verse aligns with bhakti’s ethic of mercy and selfless service—actions offered in a sacred spirit become direct causes for “paramā gati” rather than mere worldly merit.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Dharma-śāstra and ritual-prayoga logic (application of rites and merit-transfer to pitṛs), a practical framework often supported by Kalpa (ritual procedure) rather than a technical focus on Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa in this specific verse.