Shloka 42
The Description of Kāśī (Kāśī-māhātmya): Avimukta, Kapālamocana, and Śiva’s Purification
कुकुपतिवनपावकाखिलेज्यास्रपकालासितवस्त्र बुद्ध कल्किन् । भवभयहर भक्तवश्य गोप प्रणत्तोद्धारक पुण्यकीर्तिनाम् ॥ ४२ ॥
kukupativanapāvakākhilejyāsrapakālāsitavastra buddha kalkin | bhavabhayahara bhaktavaśya gopa praṇattoddhāraka puṇyakīrtinām || 42 ||
噢佛陀，噢迦尔吉——披暗色衣的主，犹如烈火焚尽恶王之林；终止一切祭祀者，亦是摧灭蛇般势力之时轮。除去轮回怖畏者，为奉爱者所感而随顺；噢牧护者（Gopa）、守护者、拯救礼拜者：愿你清净圣名与功德恒常被歌颂。
Narada (stotra-style praise within the Uttara-Bhaga narrative)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
The verse functions as a compact stotra: it invokes Vishnu’s avatāra-names (Buddha, Kalkin) and stresses His role as bhava-bhaya-hara—removing existential fear—by granting refuge to surrendered devotees.
Bhakti is highlighted through the epithet bhakta-vaśya: the Lord is ‘won over’ not by power or status but by devotion and surrender (praṇatti), and He becomes the uddhāraka, the rescuer of the devotee.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa ritual procedure) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is stotra-recitation as a devotional discipline (bhakti-sādhana) centered on divine names and attributes.