Shloka 63

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

Devanagari script

कर्णजाप्यं प्रयच्छन्ति डिमिचंडेश्वरादयः । नाविमुक्ते मृतः कश्चिन्नरकं याति किल्बिषी ॥ ६३ ॥

Transliteration

karṇajāpyaṃ prayacchanti ḍimicaṃḍeśvarādayaḥ | nāvimukte mṛtaḥ kaścinnarakaṃ yāti kilbiṣī || 63 ||

Translation

底弥旃提湿伐罗等诸守护神赐予耳边密诵之真言。确然，凡在阿毗穆克多（迦尸 Kāśī）而终者，即便有罪，亦不堕地狱。

Word by Word

• कर्ण: ear
• कर्ण: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग

• जाप्यम्: (the) whispered recitation (japa)
• जाप्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाप्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त/भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (कर्म) एकवचन; ‘जप्यते’ इति—जपनीयम्/जपः (whispered recitation)

• प्रयच्छन्ति: they bestow/give
• प्रयच्छन्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √यम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present); प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• डिमि: Dimi (a Rudra-name)
• डिमि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: डिमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग; विशेषनाम

• चण्डेश्वर: Caṇḍeśvara
• चण्डेश्वर: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्डेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग; विशेषनाम

• आदयः: and others
• आदयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन; ‘आदि’ = and others (etc.)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध निपात

• अविमुक्ते: in Avimukta
• अविमुक्ते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अविमुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्थाननाम; सप्तमी (अधिकरण) एकवचन

• मृतः: dead, having died
• मृतः: Karta (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृत (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय from √मृ

• कश्चित्: anyone
• कश्चित्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थ (indefinite)

• नरकम्: hell
• नरकम्: Karma (कर्म/Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (कर्म) एकवचन

• याति: goes
• याति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• किल्बिषी: sinful
• किल्बिषी: Karta (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किल्बिषिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘किल्बिषी’ = पापवान्

Speaker

Narada (teaching in the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahatmya context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Avimukta (Kashi)
• Ḍimicaṇḍeśvara

FAQs

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

It proclaims Avimukta (Kāśī) as a supreme mokṣa-kṣetra: even a person burdened with sin is protected from hell if death occurs there, due to the saving, ear-whispered mantra bestowed by the sacred presiding powers.

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

By emphasizing grace at the final moment—through the bestowal of mantra and the sanctity of Kāśī—it highlights reliance on divine protection and sacred remembrance (japa/mantra) as an accessible, bhakti-aligned means to liberation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Mantra-prayoga (practical application of sacred utterance) is implied: the tradition of karnajapya—confidential mantra instruction at a liminal rite (death)—reflects ritual discipline and correct mantra transmission (linked to śikṣā and kalpa in practice).