Shloka 64

The Description of Kāśī (Kāśī-māhātmya): Avimukta, Kapālamocana, and Śiva’s Purification

Devanagari script

सर्वे लोकाः स्थिता ह्यत्र शिवः काशीति चिंतकाः । शिवस्य चिंतनाद्विप्र शैवाः सर्वे निराकुलाः ॥ ६४ ॥

Transliteration

sarve lokāḥ sthitā hyatra śivaḥ kāśīti ciṃtakāḥ | śivasya ciṃtanādvipra śaivāḥ sarve nirākulāḥ || 64 ||

Translation

在此处，一切世界得以安住与维系——因为有人观念“湿婆即是迦尸”。由于忆念湿婆，噢婆罗门，一切湿婆的信众皆得心安，无有扰动与忧苦。

Word by Word

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Case 1), बहुवचन

• लोकाः: people / worlds
• लोकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Case 1), बहुवचन

• स्थिताः: are situated / remain
• स्थिताः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + स्थित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘are situated/stand’ (resultative)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/निश्चय (indeed/for)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (adverb of place)

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• काशी: Kāśī
• काशी: Pratipādya (प्रातिपाद्य/Predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उद्धरण/इत्यर्थ (quotative particle)

• चिन्तकाः: thinkers / those who contemplate
• चिन्तकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिन्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• शिवस्य: of Śiva
• शिवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• चिन्तनात्: from contemplation
• चिन्तनात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिन्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Case 5/Ablative), एकवचन

• विप्र: O brāhmaṇa
• विप्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• शैवाः: Śaivas / devotees of Śiva
• शैवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• निराकुलाः: untroubled / free from agitation
• निराकुलाः: Pratipādya (प्रातिपाद्य/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निराकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching to a brāhmaṇa interlocutor within the Kāśī-māhātmya narration)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta (peace)","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"From cosmic vastness (‘all worlds are held here’) to inward contemplation of Śiva, culminating in calmness and freedom from agitation."}

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kashi (Varanasi)

FAQs

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

The verse presents Kāśī as inseparable from Śiva and teaches that steady contemplation (cintana/smaraṇa) of Śiva stabilizes the mind, making the devotee nirākula—free from inner disturbance—thus supporting the tirtha’s liberating (mokṣa-prada) character.

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

It emphasizes smaraṇa-bhakti—devotion through remembrance—where mentally affirming “Śiva is Kāśī” and dwelling on Śiva’s presence becomes a direct devotional practice that calms the heart and anchors faith in the sacred geography of Kāśī.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

While not a technical Vedāṅga lesson, it implicitly highlights disciplined mantra-like mental repetition (smaraṇa/japa-bhāva) and correct contemplative focus—practices supported by Śikṣā (proper recitation mindset) and Vyākaraṇa-informed clarity of meaning (artha-niścaya) for effective remembrance.