निर्मला निष्कलंका ये ते मृताः स्वर्गगामिनः । व्रतोपवासनिरताः सत्याचारपरायणाः । अहिंसानिरताः शांतास्ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः
nirmalā niṣkalaṃkā ye te mṛtāḥ svargagāminaḥ | vratopavāsaniratāḥ satyācāraparāyaṇāḥ | ahiṃsāniratāḥ śāṃtāste narāḥ svargagāminaḥ
مَن كان طاهرًا لا دَنَسَ فيه—إذا مات—مضى إلى السماء. المداومون على النذور والصيام، الثابتون على السلوك الصادق، الملتزمون بالأهِمسا (اللاعنف) والمستقرّون في السكينة: أولئك الرجال حقًّا يبلغون السماء.
A narrator/teacher voice within the Vastrāpatha Māhātmya (contextual speaker not explicit in the excerpt)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: A king (contextual)
Scene: A procession of pilgrims in simple attire: some fasting, some meditating, some offering water; their faces calm and luminous, symbolizing nirmalatā and śānti; a shrine stands in the background.
Purity, truth, non-violence, and disciplined austerity (vrata/upavāsa) are presented as a direct path to auspicious post-mortem destiny.
The verse is part of the Vastrāpatha-kṣetra māhātmya within Prabhāsa, framing ethical dharma as fitting conduct for that sacred landscape.
Vows (vrata) and fasting (upavāsa) are explicitly praised as disciplines supporting dharmic life.
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