स्त्रियः पतिव्रता याश्च मम भक्तिसमाहिताः । अविमुक्ते मृता विप्रा यांति ताः परमां गतिम्
striyaḥ pativratā yāśca mama bhaktisamāhitāḥ | avimukte mṛtā viprā yāṃti tāḥ paramāṃ gatim
Frauen, die ihrem Gatten treu sind und standhaft in Hingabe an Mich verweilen—o Brahmane—wenn sie in Avimukta sterben, erlangen sie das höchste Ziel.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Avimukta
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇa (addressed as ‘vipra’)
Scene: A devoted woman, serene and prayerful, near the Gaṅgā in Avimukta; Śiva’s compassionate light receives her at death; the scene emphasizes dignity, devotion, and peaceful transition to the highest state.
Devotion (bhakti) combined with virtuous living is amplified in Avimukta; dying there is said to culminate in the highest goal.
Avimukta in Kāśī (Vārāṇasī).
No specific ritual; the verse highlights bhakti and the spiritual efficacy of dying in Avimukta.