विपत्तिं विपुलां चापि संपत्तिमतिभंगुराम् । अक्षया मुक्तिरेकास्तु विपाकस्तस्य कर्मणः
vipattiṃ vipulāṃ cāpi saṃpattimatibhaṃgurām | akṣayā muktirekāstu vipākastasya karmaṇaḥ
Walaupun bencana besar menimpa, atau kemakmuran tampak hadir—yang amat rapuh—satu-satunya buah yang kekal daripada amalan suci itu ialah moksha yang tidak binasa.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage audience within Kāśī-māhātmya frame
Scene: A pilgrim stands on a Kāśī ghāṭ witnessing alternating scenes of loss and gain around him, yet his gaze rests on a Śiva shrine, symbolizing that only mukti is enduring.
Worldly gain and loss are unstable; the highest and lasting outcome of dharma in Kāśī is akṣaya-mukti.
Kāśī, praised as a kṣetra where the ripened fruit of merit culminates in liberation.
No single rite is specified here; the verse emphasizes the ultimate fruit (mokṣa) of meritorious action performed in the sacred field.