विपत्तिं विपुलां चापि संपत्तिमतिभंगुराम् । अक्षया मुक्तिरेकास्तु विपाकस्तस्य कर्मणः
vipattiṃ vipulāṃ cāpi saṃpattimatibhaṃgurām | akṣayā muktirekāstu vipākastasya karmaṇaḥ
Dẫu tai ương lớn ập đến, hay phú quý hiện ra—vốn vô cùng mong manh—thì quả báo bền vững duy nhất của hạnh nghiệp thiêng ấy chính là giải thoát bất hoại.
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.