Shloka 12
The Description of Kāśī (Kāśī-māhātmya): Avimukta, Kapālamocana, and Śiva’s Purification
ब्रह्मा तु दुःखितो भूत्वा तस्थौ स्थाणुं व्यलोकयन् । रुद्रोऽपि लज्जितो भूत्वा निर्ज्जगाम त्वरान्वितः ॥ १२ ॥
brahmā tu duḥkhito bhūtvā tasthau sthāṇuṃ vyalokayan | rudro'pi lajjito bhūtvā nirjjagāma tvarānvitaḥ || 12 ||
برہما غمگین ہو کر ستھانو (شیو) کی طرف دیکھتا ہوا وہیں کھڑا رہا؛ اور رُدر بھی شرمندہ ہو کر جلدی میں وہاں سے روانہ ہو گیا۔
Suta
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It depicts how even exalted deities respond to dharmic or cosmic situations with humility—sorrow and shame—implying that pride must give way to self-restraint and right conduct.
By showing the limitations of status and power, the verse indirectly points toward surrender and reverence as higher virtues—core attitudes that mature into bhakti when directed to the Supreme.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa-ritual procedure) is taught in this verse; it functions primarily as narrative theology and ethical instruction.