निर्मला निष्कलंका ये ते मृताः स्वर्गगामिनः । व्रतोपवासनिरताः सत्याचारपरायणाः । अहिंसानिरताः शांतास्ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः
nirmalā niṣkalaṃkā ye te mṛtāḥ svargagāminaḥ | vratopavāsaniratāḥ satyācāraparāyaṇāḥ | ahiṃsāniratāḥ śāṃtāste narāḥ svargagāminaḥ
Mereka yang suci dan tanpa noda—ketika wafat—menuju surga. Yang tekun dalam vrata dan puasa, teguh dalam laku kebenaran, berpegang pada ahimsa dan bersemayam dalam damai—merekalah yang sungguh mencapai surga.
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.