The Greatness of Kāśī (Kāśī-māhātmya) and Avimukta’s Liberative Power
तत्र मुक्तं कपालं तु शिवेन सुमहात्मना । तस्मिंस्तीर्थे तु ये गत्वा पिंडदानेन वै पितॄन् ॥ ३० ॥
tatra muktaṃ kapālaṃ tu śivena sumahātmanā | tasmiṃstīrthe tu ye gatvā piṃḍadānena vai pitṝn || 30 ||
Tại đó, Đại Tâm Śiva đã buông bỏ chiếc sọ. Ai đến bến thánh ấy và dâng lễ piṇḍa cho các Pitṛ (tổ tiên) thì quả phúc chắc chắn đến với họ.
Narada (narrating tirtha-mahatmya in Uttara-Bhaga style)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
It links a specific tīrtha’s sanctity to Śiva’s act of releasing the skull and teaches that performing piṇḍa-dāna there is especially efficacious for honoring and benefiting one’s ancestors (Pitṛs).
Bhakti is expressed here as reverent action: traveling to a sacred place connected with a divine līlā (Śiva’s act) and serving dharma through ancestor rites, which is treated as a devotional, merit-producing practice.
Ritual application (Kalpa/Śrauta-Smārta practice): the verse emphasizes piṇḍa-dāna as a concrete śrāddha-related rite to be performed at a tīrtha for Pitṛ-satisfaction.