Shloka 60
Tīrtha-yātrā-varṇana
Description of Pilgrimage to the Sacred Fords
अविमुक्तं ततो दृष्ट्वा कैवल्यं लभते क्षणात् । तत्र संध्यामुपासित्वा ब्राह्मणः सकृदेव तु ॥ ६० ॥
avimuktaṃ tato dṛṣṭvā kaivalyaṃ labhate kṣaṇāt | tatra saṃdhyāmupāsitvā brāhmaṇaḥ sakṛdeva tu || 60 ||
پھر اویمُکت کا دیدار کرتے ہی لمحہ بھر میں کیولیہ—مکتی—حاصل ہوتی ہے۔ وہاں اگر برہمن صرف ایک بار بھی سندھیا کی عبادت کرے تو بھی یقیناً وہی پھل پا لیتا ہے۔
Suta (narrating Narada Purana discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It proclaims the exceptional salvific power of Avimukta (Kashi): mere darśana of the tirtha, and even a single performance of sandhyā there, is said to confer kaivalya (liberation).
By emphasizing worship (upāsanā) at a Vishnu–Shiva sanctified tirtha, it frames liberation as accessible through reverent practice—darśana and daily devotion-like rites—rather than only through prolonged austerity.
It highlights the nitya-karma of Sandhyā-vandana (a Smārta/Vedic daily rite tied to mantra and timing), stressing correct observance at the sandhyā junctions as a spiritually potent discipline.