Shloka 54
The Greatness of Kāśī (Avimukta): Pilgrimage Calendar, Yātrā-Dharma, and the Network of Śiva-Liṅgas
दृष्ट्वा वै तं तु देवेशं शिवलोके महीयते । प्राणानिह पुनस्त्यक्त्वा न पुनर्जायते क्वचित् ॥ ५४ ॥
dṛṣṭvā vai taṃ tu deveśaṃ śivaloke mahīyate | prāṇāniha punastyaktvā na punarjāyate kvacit || 54 ||
ผู้ได้เห็นพระผู้เป็นเจ้าแห่งเหล่าเทวะนั้น ย่อมได้รับเกียรติในโลกของพระศิวะ. และเมื่อภายหลังละทิ้งลมหายใจ ณ ที่นี้แล้ว ย่อมไม่กลับไปเกิดที่ใดอีกเลย.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
The verse presents a phala (spiritual result): direct vision of Deva-īśa (Śiva) grants honor in Śiva-loka, and at the next death the seeker attains final release—freedom from any further rebirth.
It highlights darśana as a culmination of devotion—seeing the Lord is treated as spiritually transformative, leading first to divine proximity (Śiva-loka) and ultimately to mokṣa (no punarjanma).
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; it functions as a result-statement (phala-śruti) commonly used to motivate vrata, tīrtha-yātrā, and worship practices described in surrounding sections.