Shloka 46
The Greatness of Kāśī (Avimukta): Pilgrimage Calendar, Yātrā-Dharma, and the Network of Śiva-Liṅgas
कपिला ह्रद इत्येवं ततः प्रभृति कथ्यते । तत्रापि स शिवः साक्षाद्वषध्वज इति स्मृतः ॥ ४६ ॥
kapilā hrada ityevaṃ tataḥ prabhṛti kathyate | tatrāpi sa śivaḥ sākṣādvaṣadhvaja iti smṛtaḥ || 46 ||
นับแต่นั้นสถานที่นั้นถูกขานว่า “กปิลา-หรท” (สระกปิลา) ที่นั่นพระศิวะประทับอยู่โดยตรง ทรงเป็นที่ระลึกนามว่า “วฤษภธวชะ” ผู้มีธงสัญลักษณ์โค
Narada (teaching in a tirtha-mahatmya context, traditionally within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"adbhuta","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"A place-name is sanctified by sacred memory, culminating in the immediate presence of Śiva as Vṛṣadhvaja."}
FAQs
It identifies a specific tirtha—Kapilā-hrada—and affirms that Śiva is manifest there, making the place spiritually potent for pilgrimage, remembrance, and worship.
By naming the tirtha and declaring Śiva’s direct presence (sākṣāt), the verse encourages concrete devotional practice—going to the sacred place and worshiping Śiva as Vṛṣadhvaja with faith and reverence.
Primarily Nirukta-style significance of names/epithets (Kapilā-hrada, Vṛṣadhvaja) and Smṛti-based tirtha practice—how sacred geography and divine epithets guide ritual remembrance and worship.