Shloka 37
The Description of Kāśī (Kāśī-māhātmya): Avimukta, Kapālamocana, and Śiva’s Purification
क्रमात्तीर्थाटनं कुर्वन्नविमुक्तपुरीं गतः । अविमुक्तस्य सीमायां प्राविशद्वीक्ष्तय धूर्जटिः ॥ ३७ ॥
kramāttīrthāṭanaṃ kurvannavimuktapurīṃ gataḥ | avimuktasya sīmāyāṃ prāviśadvīkṣtaya dhūrjaṭiḥ || 37 ||
क्रमात्तीर्थाटनं कुर्वन् अविमुक्तपुरीं गतः । अविमुक्तस्य सीमायां धूर्जटिर्दृष्ट्वा प्राविशत् ॥
Suta (narrating the Tirtha-Mahatmya in Uttara-Bhaga)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It highlights Avimukta (Kāśī) as a uniquely sanctified kṣetra, marked by Śiva’s special presence—so that merely arriving at its boundary is portrayed as entering a divinely protected spiritual domain.
By portraying pilgrimage and remembrance of the Lord (here, Śiva as Dhūrjaṭi) as a living devotional act: reaching Avimukta is not only travel but an approach to divine presence, encouraging śraddhā and reverential worship at a holy kṣetra.
Primarily tīrtha-yātrā procedure (dharma/ācāra) rather than a specific Vedāṅga; the verse implies correct kṣetra-identification via sīmā (sacred boundary), a practical detail used in ritual planning and pilgrimage observance.