अन्यच्चापि शुभं कर्म यदत्र श्रद्धयायुतम् । विनात्मघातमीशान त्यक्त्वा प्रायोपवेशनम्
anyaccāpi śubhaṃ karma yadatra śraddhayāyutam | vinātmaghātamīśāna tyaktvā prāyopaveśanam
Dan apa jua amal baik lain yang dilakukan di sini dengan śraddhā—tanpa mencederakan diri, wahai Īśāna—setelah meninggalkan prāyopaveśana (berpuasa hingga mati), menjadi amalan yang berbuah rohani.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Addressed to Īśāna within the verse; overall audience is the listener of Kāśī-māhātmya
Scene: A devotee in Kāśī turns away from an extreme fasting-to-death posture and instead offers water, lamps, and bilva to a Śiva-liṅga with steady devotion, surrounded by compassionate attendants.
Faith-filled dharma in Kāśī is praised, while self-harm is discouraged; spiritual progress should be pursued through righteous living.
Kāśī, as the ‘here’ (atra) where śraddhā-based merit is especially potent.
The verse advises against prāyopaveśana (fasting unto death) and commends performing other auspicious acts with śraddhā.