त्यक्त्वा पुत्रकलत्रादि सच्छूद्रा न्यायमार्गगाः । निर्वाणप्राप्तये चैनां भजेयुर्मणिकर्णिकाम्
tyaktvā putrakalatrādi sacchūdrā nyāyamārgagāḥ | nirvāṇaprāptaye caināṃ bhajeyurmaṇikarṇikām
Những Śūdra hiền thiện—đi theo con đường chính pháp—buông bỏ luyến ái với con cái, vợ và mọi sự, nên phụng thờ Maṇikarṇikā để đạt đến nirvāṇa.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Śrī Maṇikarṇikā
Type: ghat
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages / internal Kāśī interlocutors
Scene: A humble worker (śūdra) lays aside household tokens, stands with folded hands before a small Śiva shrine near Maṇikarṇikā, offering a simple bilva leaf and lamp; his face shows resolve and peace, with Gaṅgā and ghāṭa behind.
Liberation is open to those who live righteously and cultivate detachment, culminating in devotion to Maṇikarṇikā.
Maṇikarṇikā in Kāśī, praised as a means to nirvāṇa/mokṣa.
Bhajana/sevā—devotional worship and resorting to the tīrtha, paired with renunciation of attachments.