Shloka 6
एकादशरुद्रावतारकथनम् / Account of the Eleven Rudra Manifestations
Rudrāvatāras
तानाश्वास्य मुनिस्सोऽथ धैर्यमाधाय शान्तधीः । काशीं जगाम सुप्रीत्या विश्वेश्वरपुरीम्मुने
tānāśvāsya munisso'tha dhairyamādhāya śāntadhīḥ | kāśīṃ jagāma suprītyā viśveśvarapurīmmune
ครั้นปลอบประโลมพวกเขาแล้ว ฤๅษีผู้มีจิตสงบก็ตั้งมั่นในความอดทน และด้วยปีติแห่งภักติได้มุ่งสู่กาศี นครของพระศิวะวิศเวศวร โอ้มุนี।
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha
Sthala Purana: Kāśī is celebrated as Avimukta-kṣetra where Śiva (Viśveśvara/Viśvanātha) never abandons beings; pilgrimage there is portrayed as a direct approach to Śiva’s grace and liberation-bestowing presence.
Significance: Darśana and worship of Viśveśvara in Kāśī is held to destroy sins, grant protection, and (in Kāśī theology) bestow liberating grace through Śiva’s abiding presence.
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Annapūrṇā
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It presents Kāśī as a grace-filled Shaiva kṣetra: after restoring inner steadiness and compassion, the sage turns toward Viśveśvara’s city, implying that liberation-oriented life is grounded in calm mind, reassurance to others, and devotion to Śiva.
Viśveśvara of Kāśī is worshipped in a concrete, accessible (saguṇa) form—especially as the Liṅga—so the journey to Kāśī signifies seeking direct nearness to Śiva’s manifest presence and His bestowal of anugraha (saving grace).
The takeaway is pilgrimage-with-bhakti: approach Kāśī with a composed mind, perform Liṅga-darśana and pūjā (often with bilva), and sustain japa of Śiva’s name—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as an inner act of steadiness (dhairya).