Shloka 60
Tīrtha-yātrā-varṇana
Description of Pilgrimage to the Sacred Fords
अविमुक्तं ततो दृष्ट्वा कैवल्यं लभते क्षणात् । तत्र संध्यामुपासित्वा ब्राह्मणः सकृदेव तु ॥ ६० ॥
avimuktaṃ tato dṛṣṭvā kaivalyaṃ labhate kṣaṇāt | tatra saṃdhyāmupāsitvā brāhmaṇaḥ sakṛdeva tu || 60 ||
ततः अविमुक्तं दृष्ट्वा क्षणात् कैवल्यं लभते; तत्र संध्याम् उपासित्वा ब्राह्मणोऽपि सकृदेव तत्फलम् आप्नोति ॥
Suta (narrating Narada Purana discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It proclaims the exceptional salvific power of Avimukta (Kashi): mere darśana of the tirtha, and even a single performance of sandhyā there, is said to confer kaivalya (liberation).
By emphasizing worship (upāsanā) at a Vishnu–Shiva sanctified tirtha, it frames liberation as accessible through reverent practice—darśana and daily devotion-like rites—rather than only through prolonged austerity.
It highlights the nitya-karma of Sandhyā-vandana (a Smārta/Vedic daily rite tied to mantra and timing), stressing correct observance at the sandhyā junctions as a spiritually potent discipline.