समृद्धिर्या गृहस्थानामिह विश्वेशितुः पुरि । न सर्द्धिरस्ति वैकुंठे स्वल्पास्ता अलकादयः
samṛddhiryā gṛhasthānāmiha viśveśituḥ puri | na sarddhirasti vaikuṃṭhe svalpāstā alakādayaḥ
ବିଶ୍ୱେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ଏହି ପୁରୀରେ ଗୃହସ୍ଥମାନେ ଯେ ସମୃଦ୍ଧି ଭୋଗ କରନ୍ତି, ସେପରି ସମୃଦ୍ଧି ବୈକୁଣ୍ଠରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ନାହିଁ; ତାହା ସମ୍ମୁଖରେ ଅଲକା ଆଦି ଲୋକ ମଧ୍ୟ ସ୍ୱଳ୍ପ ମାତ୍ର।
Disciples of Vyāsa
Tirtha: Kāśī (Viśveśvara-purī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Guru
Scene: A panoramic vision of Kāśī’s abundance: well-kept homes, generous householders offering food, temple towers, and the Gaṅgā—while faint, diminished depictions of Vaikuṇṭha and Alakā appear as smaller comparative vignettes.
Kāśī is depicted as a supreme sacred realm where worldly life (gṛhastha) can flourish under divine auspice.
Kāśī—Viśveśvara’s city—praised as surpassing even celestial abodes in prosperity.
None; the verse is a mahātmya-style eulogy of Kāśī’s abundance and status.