Shloka 80
The Greatness of Kāśī (Kāśī-māhātmya) and Avimukta’s Liberative Power
कल्पकोटिशतैश्चापि तस्य नास्ति पुनर्भवः । अजरो ह्यमरश्चैव क्रीडेत्स भवसन्निधौ ॥ ८० ॥
kalpakoṭiśataiścāpi tasya nāsti punarbhavaḥ | ajaro hyamaraścaiva krīḍetsa bhavasannidhau || 80 ||
कल्पकोटिशतैरपि तस्य पुनर्भवो नास्ति। स अजरोऽमरश्चैव भवसन्निधौ क्रीडति॥
Narada (teaching in the Uttara-Bhaga mahatmya sequence; traditionally framed within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"From assurance of freedom from rebirth to serene joy in abiding near Bhava (Śiva)."}
FAQs
It states the ultimate phala (result): freedom from punarbhava (rebirth) for immeasurable time, culminating in an ajara-amara (ageless, deathless) state and intimate nearness to Bhava (Śiva)—a classic moksha-oriented assurance.
By presenting liberation as “dwelling joyfully in the presence of Bhava,” the verse frames moksha not merely as cessation but as loving proximity (sannidhāna) to the Lord—an experiential, devotional end-state consistent with Purāṇic bhakti-phala language.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa-ritual procedure) is taught in this line; it functions as a phala-śruti emphasizing the soteriological outcome (moksha/no rebirth) of the preceding tirtha/worship context.