अस्पृष्टहीनजातिः स शुचिष्मान्स्थंडिलेशयः । आनयञ्ज्वरितोप्यासीन्मध्ये मार्गं धनंजयः
aspṛṣṭahīnajātiḥ sa śuciṣmānsthaṃḍileśayaḥ | ānayañjvaritopyāsīnmadhye mārgaṃ dhanaṃjayaḥ
Dẫu sinh ra trong thân phận thấp hèn bị coi là ‘không được chạm’, chàng vẫn thanh tịnh và nằm ngủ trên nền đất trống; dù đang sốt, Dhanaṃjaya vẫn mang (di cốt) đi dọc giữa đường.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā (destination)
Type: river
Scene: A feverish yet determined Dhanaṃjaya walks the center of the road carrying the copper casket; he sleeps on bare ground at night; passersby keep distance due to ‘untouchable’ stigma, while a subtle sacred radiance surrounds his act.
Purity and dharma are measured by conduct and perseverance, not social label; hardship borne for sacred duty is praised.
The implied destination remains the Gaṅgā within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative framework, which broadly glorifies Kāśī and its sacred ecosystem.
No new ritual step is prescribed; the verse emphasizes austerity, purity, and steadfast continuation of the sacred duty despite illness.