स्त्रियः पतिव्रता याश्च मम भक्तिसमाहिताः । अविमुक्ते मृता विप्रा यांति ताः परमां गतिम्
striyaḥ pativratā yāśca mama bhaktisamāhitāḥ | avimukte mṛtā viprā yāṃti tāḥ paramāṃ gatim
那些守夫妇之贞、心安住于对我虔敬的女子——婆罗门啊——若在阿毗穆克多(Avimukta)辞世,便得至上归趣。
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Avimukta
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇa (addressed as ‘vipra’)
Scene: A devoted woman, serene and prayerful, near the Gaṅgā in Avimukta; Śiva’s compassionate light receives her at death; the scene emphasizes dignity, devotion, and peaceful transition to the highest state.
Devotion (bhakti) combined with virtuous living is amplified in Avimukta; dying there is said to culminate in the highest goal.
Avimukta in Kāśī (Vārāṇasī).
No specific ritual; the verse highlights bhakti and the spiritual efficacy of dying in Avimukta.