षोडशांशं स लभते यः पराथं च गच्छति । अर्धं तीर्थफलं तस्य यः प्रसंगेन गच्छति
ṣoḍaśāṃśaṃ sa labhate yaḥ parāthaṃ ca gacchati | ardhaṃ tīrthaphalaṃ tasya yaḥ prasaṃgena gacchati
Sesiapa yang pergi ke tīrtha demi urusan orang lain hanya memperoleh satu perenam belas daripada pahala penuh. Tetapi sesiapa yang pergi sekadar secara kebetulan memperoleh separuh daripada buah tīrtha.
Skanda
Tirtha: Generic tīrtha (within Kāśī discourse)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: Two travelers at a crossroads: one going on an errand for another, distracted; another who stumbles upon the tīrtha and pauses in reverence—visualizing differential merit.
The fruit of pilgrimage is graded; the inner orientation and context of one’s journey shape the measure of tīrtha-merit received.
Tīrthas in general, as part of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s broader praise of sacred geography culminating in Avimukta (Kāśī).
No specific rite is prescribed; the verse gives a dharmic valuation of pilgrimage merit based on the purpose of travel.