The Greatness of Kāśī (Kāśī-māhātmya) and Avimukta’s Liberative Power
श्राद्धं करोति यस्तत्र तस्मिन्काले शुभानने । तारयित्वा पितॄन्सर्वान्विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति ॥ ८५ ॥
śrāddhaṃ karoti yastatra tasminkāle śubhānane | tārayitvā pitṝnsarvānviṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati || 85 ||
Hỡi người có dung nhan hiền đẹp, ai làm lễ śrāddha tại đó đúng thời khắc quy định sẽ độ thoát hết thảy Pitṛ (tổ tiên) và rồi đạt đến cõi của Viṣṇu.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It declares that performing śrāddha at the specified sacred place and time becomes a means of rescuing one’s ancestors (Pitṛs) and also grants the performer a Viṣṇu-oriented afterlife attainment (Viṣṇuloka).
By linking an orthodox Pitṛ-rite to Viṣṇuloka, the verse frames ritual duty as Viṣṇu-centered merit—showing that dharmic acts, when aligned with a Viṣṇu-tirtha and proper kāla, support a Vaiṣṇava destination.
Kāla (proper timing) is emphasized—an applied aspect of Jyotiṣa/Vedāṅga time-reckoning used to determine auspicious and scripturally sanctioned occasions for śrāddha and ancestral offerings.