Shloka 55
The Greatness of Kāśī (Kāśī-māhātmya) and Avimukta’s Liberative Power
अविमुक्ते त्यजन्प्राणान्मुक्तिभाक्स्यान्न संशयः । शिवभक्तिपरा नित्यं नान्यभक्ताश्च ये नराः ॥ ५५ ॥
avimukte tyajanprāṇānmuktibhāksyānna saṃśayaḥ | śivabhaktiparā nityaṃ nānyabhaktāśca ye narāḥ || 55 ||
अविमुक्ते प्राणान् त्यजन् नरो मुक्तिभाग् भवति, नात्र संशयः; ये नराः नित्यं शिवभक्तिपराः सन्ति, न चान्यदेवताभक्ताः।
Suta (narrating Purāṇic discourse; Kashi/Avimukta Mahatmya section)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Assurance of liberation at Avimukta, conditioned by exclusive Śiva-devotion; mood moves from solemn death-awareness to confident salvific certainty."}
FAQs
It states the Mahatmya doctrine of Avimukta (Kāśī): departing the body there is a direct cause for mokṣa, especially for those firmly established in Śiva-bhakti.
It emphasizes steadfast, exclusive devotion to Śiva (śivabhaktiparā nityam), presenting single-pointed bhakti as the qualifying inner disposition for the liberating power of the sacred kṣetra.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is tīrtha-dharma: the importance of dying in a sacred kṣetra (Avimukta) with sustained devotional discipline.