Shloka 50

The Greatness of Kāśī (Kāśī-māhātmya) and Avimukta’s Liberative Power

Devanagari script

जन्मांतरसहस्रेण योगी यत्पदमाप्नुयात् । तदिहैव परं मोक्षं मरणादधिगच्छति ॥ ५० ॥

Transliteration

janmāṃtarasahasreṇa yogī yatpadamāpnuyāt | tadihaiva paraṃ mokṣaṃ maraṇādadhigacchati || 50 ||

Translation

Cảnh giới mà một hành giả yoga chỉ đạt được sau ngàn kiếp—ngay tại đây, vào lúc lâm chung, người ấy chứng đắc giải thoát tối thượng (mokṣa).

Word by Word

• जन्मान्तर-सहस्रेण: by (the effort of) a thousand other births

• योगी: a yogin

• यत्: which

• पदम्: state/abode (supreme station)

• आप्नुयात्: would attain

• तत्: that (same)

• इह एव: here itself (in this very life/at this very place)

• परम्: supreme

• मोक्षम्: liberation

• मरणात्: from/at death

• अधिगच्छति: attains/realizes.

Speaker

Narada (teaching in the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahatmya context; traditional dialogue frame with Sanatkumara lineage assumed)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It declares an accelerated fruit: the supreme state that normally requires long yogic maturation over many births can be obtained in this very life—culminating at death—as the promised result of the chapter’s sacred practice/context.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

By contrasting slow, multi-life yogic attainment with immediate moksha, the verse aligns with the Purana’s bhakti-priority: surrender, holy remembrance, and tirtha/vrata-based devotion can grant the same highest goal swiftly.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, Chandas, Nirukta, Jyotiṣa, Kalpa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is phala-śruti logic—knowing the declared result (moksha) guides correct adoption of the prescribed vrata/tirtha discipline.