Shloka 60

The Greatness of Kāśī (Avimukta): Pilgrimage Calendar, Yātrā-Dharma, and the Network of Śiva-Liṅgas

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वैतन्मनुजो लिंगं ज्येष्ठस्थानं समाश्रितम् । न शोचति पुनर्भद्रे सिद्धो जन्मनि जन्मनि ॥ ६० ॥

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvaitanmanujo liṃgaṃ jyeṣṭhasthānaṃ samāśritam | na śocati punarbhadre siddho janmani janmani || 60 ||

Translation

O mapalad na ginang, ang sinumang makakita sa liṅga na ito na nakatindig sa pinakadakilang pook ay hindi na muling magdadalamhati; siya’y nagkakamit ng kaganapan—buhay sa bawat buhay.

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मनुजः: a man
• मनुजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ज्येष्ठ-स्थानम्: the foremost place
• ज्येष्ठ-स्थानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: ‘ज्येष्ठं स्थानम्’ (the foremost place)

• समाश्रितम्: resorted to / abiding in
• समाश्रितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-श्रि (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; agreeing with ‘लिङ्गम्’—‘having resorted to/abiding in’

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: negation particle

• शोचति: grieves
• शोचति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: adverb ‘again’

• भद्रे: O auspicious lady
• भद्रे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• सिद्धः: perfected
• सिद्धः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक; √सिध्)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of ‘manuṣaḥ’ implied) ‘accomplished/perfected’

• जन्मनि: in (a) birth
• जन्मनि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• जन्मनि: in each birth
• जन्मनि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (repetition) for distributive sense

Speaker

Narada (narrating a tirtha/linga-mahatmya teaching)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Liṅga)

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It teaches that mere darśana of a highly revered Liṅga at its supreme seat removes recurring sorrow and grants lasting spiritual success that carries across births.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

It emphasizes bhakti expressed through reverent pilgrimage and darśana—approaching the deity’s emblem in a sanctified place—where sincere seeing and honoring becomes a direct means to inner transformation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse primarily highlights tīrtha-dharma (pilgrimage discipline) rather than a specific Vedāṅga; the practical takeaway is the ritual principle of darśana-phala—spiritual merit obtained through proper sacred visitation.