गंगास्नानार्थमुद्युक्तो मध्येमार्गं मृतो यदि । गंगास्नानफलं सोपि तदाप्नोति न संशयः
gaṃgāsnānārthamudyukto madhyemārgaṃ mṛto yadi | gaṃgāsnānaphalaṃ sopi tadāpnoti na saṃśayaḥ
Jika seseorang berangkat dengan niat untuk mandi suci di Sungai Gaṅgā lalu meninggal di pertengahan perjalanan, dia juga memperoleh pahala mandi Gaṅgā—tiada keraguan.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā (Kāśī-Gaṅgā)
Type: river
Scene: A pilgrim sets out with water-pot and staff, eyes fixed on the imagined Gaṅgā; he collapses on the road while celestial beings (or Gaṅgā’s grace) acknowledge his saṅkalpa; distant vision of Kāśī ghāṭas and flowing river appears as a luminous promise.
Sincere intention (saṅkalpa) toward a sacred act carries spiritual efficacy, even if the act is interrupted by death.
The Gaṅgā tīrtha, approached as a pilgrimage destination within the Kāśī framework.
Undertaking pilgrimage for Gaṅgā-snāna; the verse highlights the merit of the vow/intention itself.