Shloka 80
The Greatness of Kāśī (Kāśī-māhātmya) and Avimukta’s Liberative Power
कल्पकोटिशतैश्चापि तस्य नास्ति पुनर्भवः । अजरो ह्यमरश्चैव क्रीडेत्स भवसन्निधौ ॥ ८० ॥
kalpakoṭiśataiścāpi tasya nāsti punarbhavaḥ | ajaro hyamaraścaiva krīḍetsa bhavasannidhau || 80 ||
Dẫu trải qua hàng trăm ức kiếp, đối với người ấy không còn trở lại luân hồi. Quả thật, không già không chết, người ấy an vui cư ngụ ngay trong sự hiện diện của Śiva (Bhava).
Narada (teaching in the Uttara-Bhaga mahatmya sequence; traditionally framed within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It states the ultimate phala (result): freedom from punarbhava (rebirth) for immeasurable time, culminating in an ajara-amara (ageless, deathless) state and intimate nearness to Bhava (Śiva)—a classic moksha-oriented assurance.
By presenting liberation as “dwelling joyfully in the presence of Bhava,” the verse frames moksha not merely as cessation but as loving proximity (sannidhāna) to the Lord—an experiential, devotional end-state consistent with Purāṇic bhakti-phala language.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa-ritual procedure) is taught in this line; it functions as a phala-śruti emphasizing the soteriological outcome (moksha/no rebirth) of the preceding tirtha/worship context.