Shloka 10
The Greatness of Kāśī (Kāśī-māhātmya) and Avimukta’s Liberative Power
वेदवेदांगतत्त्वज्ञः प्राह तां श्रृयतामिति । वसुरुवाच । शुभा काशीपुरी धन्या धन्यो देवो महेश्वरः ॥ १० ॥
vedavedāṃgatattvajñaḥ prāha tāṃ śrṛyatāmiti | vasuruvāca | śubhā kāśīpurī dhanyā dhanyo devo maheśvaraḥ || 10 ||
Bậc am tường chân lý của Veda và Vedāṅga nói: “Hãy lắng nghe.” Vasu thưa: “Thành Kāśī thật cát tường; Kāśīpuri thật phúc lành, và thần Maheśvara cũng thật phúc lành.”
Vasu
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)
Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
FAQs
This verse formally begins (or frames) the Kashi Mahatmya praise by declaring Kāśī and Maheśvara as supremely auspicious and “blessed,” signaling Kāśī as a uniquely meritorious tīrtha where divine presence and liberation-oriented merit are emphasized.
Bhakti here appears as reverential glorification (stuti) of the deity and sacred place—praising Maheśvara and Kāśī cultivates devotion, faith in tīrtha-mahattva, and a devotional orientation toward pilgrimage, darśana, and remembrance.
The verse notes a speaker who is a “knower of Veda and Vedāṅga principles,” implying authoritative transmission grounded in Vedic disciplines (e.g., śikṣā, vyākaraṇa, nirukta, chandas, jyotiṣa, kalpa), even though no single Vedāṅga technique is detailed in this specific line.