Shloka 6
The Description of Kāśī (Kāśī-māhātmya): Avimukta, Kapālamocana, and Śiva’s Purification
एकदा शंकरो देवो द्रष्टुं प्रागात्पितामहम् । सर्वलोकैककर्तारं भ्राजमानं स्वतेजसा ॥ ६ ॥
ekadā śaṃkaro devo draṣṭuṃ prāgātpitāmaham | sarvalokaikakartāraṃ bhrājamānaṃ svatejasā || 6 ||
Một lần, thần Śaṅkara lên đường đến yết kiến Pitāmaha (Brahmā), đấng duy nhất tạo tác mọi thế giới, rực sáng bằng quang huy tự thân.
Suta (narrator, within the Narada Purana narrative tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames Brahmā as the cosmic creator “shining by his own tejas,” and depicts Śiva approaching him—highlighting reverence, hierarchy of cosmic functions, and the idea that divine roles operate through innate spiritual potency (tejas).
Though not a direct bhakti instruction, it models devotional humility and seeking darśana: even a great deity (Śiva) goes to behold and honor Brahmā, implying that sincere approach and reverent vision (darśana) are spiritually elevating.
No explicit Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this line; the key takeaway is terminological—understanding Purāṇic epithets such as “Pitāmaha” and doctrinal terms like “tejas” used to describe divine power.