Shloka 49
अविमुक्तक्षेत्रमाहात्म्य
The Greatness of Avimukta–Vārāṇasī and Viśveśvara
प्रारब्धं न विना भोगो नश्य तीति सुनिश्चितम् । मृतिश्च तस्य संजाता तदा तस्य क्षयो भवेत्
prārabdhaṃ na vinā bhogo naśya tīti suniścitam | mṛtiśca tasya saṃjātā tadā tasya kṣayo bhavet
భోగం లేకుండా ప్రారబ్ధం నశించదని నిశ్చయం. అదే ప్రవాహంలో అతనికి మరణం సంభవించినప్పుడు, అతని దేహబంధం క్షయమగును.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Kālāntaka
Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha
Sthala Purana: Reasserts the rule that prārabdha must be exhausted by bhoga; death marks the completion of that prārabdha for the embodied being—especially meaningful in Kāśī where death is framed as Śiva-governed transition.
Significance: Clarifies karmic mechanics: even with tīrtha/puṇya, prārabdha runs its course; liberation is associated with the end of embodiment and Śiva’s grace.
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse emphasizes the Shaiva understanding of karma: prārabdha must be undergone as long as the body lasts, and death marks the termination of that embodied course—prompting the seeker to pursue Shiva-bhakti and liberating knowledge rather than mere worldly striving.
While prārabdha continues until the body falls, devotion to Saguna Shiva through Linga-worship purifies the mind and loosens other karmic bonds (āgāmi/sañcita), orienting the jīva toward Shiva’s grace even as remaining prārabdha plays out.
Steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with daily Linga-pūjā, Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) dhāraṇa, and Rudrākṣa remembrance supports endurance of prārabdha with detachment and devotion.