व्याधिग्रहगृहीतो वा वृद्धो वा विकलेन्द्रियः । आत्मानं दाहयित्वाग्नौ विधिना सद्गतिं लभेत्
vyādhigrahagṛhīto vā vṛddho vā vikalendriyaḥ | ātmānaṃ dāhayitvāgnau vidhinā sadgatiṃ labhet
Aquele que foi tomado por doença ou aflição, ou que é idoso, ou cujos sentidos falharam—tendo confiado o corpo ao fogo segundo a regra ritual—pode alcançar um estado bem-aventurado.
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (continuing reply)
Tirtha: Revā-tīra antyeṣṭi-ghāṭa (generic)
Type: ghat
Scene: A frail elder on a riverbank, surrounded by family and priests, with a funeral fire prepared; the atmosphere is solemn, regulated, and spiritually focused.
Even in frailty, a disciplined and rule-bound completion of life is presented as spiritually efficacious.
No specific site is mentioned in this verse.
Consigning the body to fire ‘according to proper rule’ (vidhinā), i.e., a regulated end-of-life rite/austerity involving fire.