त्वद्द्वेष्टारो हरे नूनं मया शास्याः प्रयत्नतः । त्वद्भक्तानां मया विष्णो देयं निर्वाणमुत्तमम्
tvaddveṣṭāro hare nūnaṃ mayā śāsyāḥ prayatnataḥ | tvadbhaktānāṃ mayā viṣṇo deyaṃ nirvāṇamuttamam
اے ہری! جو تجھ سے عداوت رکھتے ہیں، میں پوری کوشش سے یقیناً انہیں سزا دوں گا؛ مگر تیرے بھکتوں کو، اے وِشنو، میں اعلیٰ ترین نِروان (موکش) عطا کروں گا۔
Śiva (Hara)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and other Ṛṣis (contextual)
Scene: A protective tableau: a radiant divine figure (speaker) vows to discipline the hostile while extending a liberating boon to Viṣṇu’s devotees, shown as humble pilgrims with folded hands receiving a beam of light signifying nirvāṇa/mokṣa.
Devotees are spiritually safeguarded; divine justice restrains hostility, while devotion is rewarded with liberation.
Kāśī is the overarching sacred setting in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, where liberation (nirvāṇa) is repeatedly praised.
No specific rite is listed; the verse emphasizes bhakti as the qualifying principle for grace and liberation.