Shloka 14
The Greatness of Kāśī (Kāśī-māhātmya) and Avimukta’s Liberative Power
इदं गुह्यतमं क्षेत्रं सर्वप्राणिसुखावहम् । मोक्षदं सर्वजंतूनां वैष्णवं शैवमेव च ॥ १४ ॥
idaṃ guhyatamaṃ kṣetraṃ sarvaprāṇisukhāvaham | mokṣadaṃ sarvajaṃtūnāṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ śaivameva ca || 14 ||
Ang banal na pook na ito ay pinakatagong sagradong kṣetra, na nagdudulot ng ligaya sa lahat ng nilalang. Nagkakaloob ito ng moksha sa lahat, at taglay ang kalikasang kapwa Vaiṣṇava at Śaiva.
Narada (teaching in a Tirtha-Mahatmya setting; traditional dialogue stream with Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)
FAQs
It declares a particular kṣetra to be supremely sacred—capable of giving universal well-being (sukha) and the highest fruit, mokṣa—showing that tirtha-sevā can culminate in liberation.
By calling the kṣetra both Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva, it frames devotion as inclusive—honoring Viṣṇu and Śiva without sectarian conflict—so the pilgrim’s bhakti becomes single-pointed toward the Supreme through reverence expressed at the holy site.
Indirectly, it points to Tīrtha-yātrā and kṣetra-dharma as applied religious practice; while no specific Vedāṅga is named, the verse supports ritual and observance frameworks typically guided by Kalpa (procedure) and Dharmaśāstra norms in pilgrimage contexts.