% Text title            : Vipraih Proktam Kashimahimopadesham
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\engtitle{.. Vipraih Proktam Kashimahimopadesham ..}##
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(shivarahasyAntargate ugrAkhye)
viprA UchuH
kAshIM vinA muktyupAyo na kvApIti munIshvarAH |
vadanti shrutitatvaj~nA jAbAlArthavichArakAH || 243||
kAshI shivatanustasmAt saiva muktipradA nR^ipa |
kAshIdarshanamevAtaH kartavyaM muktikA~NkShibhiH || 244||
rAjasUyAdiyAgAnAM tapasAmapi vastutaH (yogasya tapasAmapi) |
kAshIprAptiH phalaM tasmAtkAshI sevyA mumukShubhiH || 245||
kAshyekA sharaNaM rAjan janAnAM mokShamichChatAm |
tadanyachCharaNaM(nyanmokShadaM) kvApi nAsti na shrUyate.api cha || 246||
dharmAH kriyante bahudhA kAshIprAptyarthamAdarAt |
(bahUnAM dharmakAryANAM phala kAshIsamAshrayaH || 247||)
sameShAM shivadharmANAM phalaM kAshIniShevaNam || 247||
sA tataH sarvayatnena sAdhanIyA mumukShubhiH |
saMsArasAgaro ghoro hyamAraH pAtakAkaraH || 248||
kAshIM prApya tarantyenaM munayo vItakilbiShAH |
sa eva bhAgyavA.Nlloke sa eva puruSharShabhaH || 249||
yaH kAshIM muktidAmetya santaredbhavasAgaram |
adhunA shvaH parashvo vA maraNaM chedbhaviShyati || 250||

|| iti shivarahasyAntargate rAjAprati vipraiH proktaM kAshImahimopadeshaM sampUrNam ||

\- || shrIshivarahasyam | ugrAkhyaH saptamAMshaH | adhyAyaH 29 shivagaurIsaMvAde kAshIprabhAvakathanam | 243\-250||
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Notes:
Vipraḥ ##viprAH## deliver Upadeśa ##upadesha## (to Rājā ##rAjA##) about the merits of going to / being in Kāśī ##kAshI##.##
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