Shloka 9
Kāśī-māhātmya: Avimukta Gaṅgā and the Pañcanada Tīrtha
सर्वाण्येतानि सुभगे काश्यामायांति जाह्नवीम् । नित्यं पर्वसु सर्वेषु पुण्यैश्चायतनैः सह ॥ ९ ॥
sarvāṇyetāni subhage kāśyāmāyāṃti jāhnavīm | nityaṃ parvasu sarveṣu puṇyaiścāyatanaiḥ saha || 9 ||
ఓ సుభగే! ఈ సమస్త (తీర్థశక్తులు) తమ పుణ్యాయతనాలతో కలిసి కాశీలో జాహ్నవి (గంగా) వద్దకు వస్తాయి—నిత్యం, ముఖ్యంగా అన్ని పర్వదినాల్లో।
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It declares Kāśī’s Gaṅgā (Jāhnavī) as a supreme convergence-point where sacred merits, holy seats, and tirtha-presences are said to gather—especially on parva (festival) days—amplifying the sanctity of pilgrimage and snāna (ritual bathing).
By emphasizing sacred place and sacred time (tirtha and parva), it supports bhakti through practiced reverence—pilgrimage, bathing, and worship at Gaṅgā in Kāśī—where devotion is intensified by the perceived presence of many holy powers.
It points to the importance of kāla-nirṇaya (time-determination) for parva days—aligned with Jyotiṣa (Vedic astronomy/astrology)—since the verse stresses that festivals and calendrical sacred times are key for tirtha-related rites.