Kāśī-māhātmya: Avimukta Gaṅgā and the Pañcanada Tīrtha
कल्पक्षयेऽपि न भवेत्तस्य पुण्यस्य संक्षयः । वंध्यापि वर्षपर्यंतं स्नात्वा पञ्चनदे ह्रदे ॥ २५ ॥
kalpakṣaye'pi na bhavettasya puṇyasya saṃkṣayaḥ | vaṃdhyāpi varṣaparyaṃtaṃ snātvā pañcanade hrade || 25 ||
Aun en la disolución de un kalpa, no se consume ese mérito. Incluso una mujer estéril, al bañarse en el lago de Pañcanada durante un año entero, obtiene un mérito perdurable.
Suta (narrating the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue; Tirtha-Mahatmya section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It declares the akṣaya (non-diminishing) nature of merit earned through the prescribed sacred bath at Pañcanada-hrada—so potent that it is said to remain undiminished even until the end of a kalpa.
While the verse speaks in the language of tirtha-mahātmya and puṇya, it supports bhakti-oriented dharma by emphasizing faith-filled, disciplined practice at a sacred place—an outward act that nurtures inner reverence for the divine order upheld by the Purana.
Ritual practice (kalpa/ācāra in the broader sense) is implied: the discipline of tīrtha-snānā and time-bound observance (varṣa-paryanta) reflects codified dharmic procedure rather than grammar or astrology.