Avimukta

Avimukta

Avimukta is a name used for more than one holy place in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.

Places

• Avimukta: “the never-forsaken”, the most sacred name of the kshetra of Kāśī, which Śiva never leaves, where all who die receive the tāraka mantra and moksha. Skanda Purāṇa, Kāśī Khaṇḍa, Chapters 5 and 26; Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 112; Kūrma Purāṇa, Pūrvārdha, Chapter 31; Nārada Purāṇa, Uttarārdha, Chapter 48; Jābāla Upanishad; Matsya Purāṇa, Chapters 179–184; Bhavishya Purāṇa, Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 1, Chapters 9, 12; Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 207
• Avimukta (Gautamī): the tīrtha on the banks of the Gautamī where Mahādeva installed the fifth head of Brahmā, which he had cut off to save the devas. Brahma Purāṇa, Gautamī Māhātmya, Chapter 43