[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930) › v5.c74.t2.76 # History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c74.t2.76 History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c74.t2.76 - **Language:** English ### [v5.c74.t2.76](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v5.c74.t2.76) The Purāṇas lay down that if a man starts on a pilgrimage, but dies on the way to Prayāga he reaps great benefits even without reaching it, provided he dies remembering Prayāga. The Matsyapurāṇa (105. 8-12) asserts :-¹⁴⁰⁰ A man whether in his own country or house or after leaving his country dies in a forest, while remembering Prayāga, he still secures the world of Brahmā; he reaches a world where the trees yield all desires, where the earth is full of gold and where there are sages and \*munis\* and \*siddhas\*; he dwells on the bank of the Ganges full of thousands of women and enjoys the company of sages, when he comes down from heaven he becomes the lord of Jambūdvīpa. - [Previous: v5.c74.t2.75](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v5.c74.t2.75) - [Next: v5.c74.t2.77](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v5.c74.t2.77) - [Up: v5.c74.t2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v5.c74.t2) ## Cites (1) - [Matsyapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.105.8) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v5.c74.t2.76](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v5.c74.t2.76) · Pramāṇa