Shloka 193
Rudra’s Removal of Brahmahatyā; Kapālamocana and Avimukta Māhātmya; Origins of Nara and Karṇa
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वाराणस्यां महातीर्थे नरः स्नातो विमुच्यते । सप्तजन्मकृतात्पापाद्गमनादेव मुच्यते
vārāṇasyāṃ mahātīrthe naraḥ snāto vimucyate | saptajanmakṛtātpāpādgamanādeva mucyate
ବାରାଣସୀର ମହାତୀର୍ଥରେ ସ୍ନାନ କରୁଥିବା ମନୁଷ୍ୟ ମୁକ୍ତ ହୁଏ; ସେଠାକୁ କେବଳ ଗମନ କରିଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ ସାତ ଜନ୍ମର ପାପରୁ ମୁକ୍ତି ମିଳେ।
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Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सप्तजन्मकृतात्पापात् = सप्तजन्मकृतात् + पापात्; पापाद्गमनात् = पापात् + गमनात्; गमनादेव = गमनात् + एव (त्→द् सन्धि)।
FAQs
It elevates Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) as a “mahātīrtha,” portraying it as a uniquely potent pilgrimage center where both bathing and even the act of arrival are credited with strong purificatory power.
By stressing that “mere going” (gamanād eva) grants release from accumulated sin, it highlights grace-centered sacred geography—where sincere approach to a holy place associated with divine presence is treated as spiritually transformative, not only complex ritual performance.
Pilgrimage and ritual bathing are presented as aids to purification, but the underlying ethical thrust is repentance and reorientation: one should abandon sinful conduct and seek cleansing and renewal through sincere spiritual effort.