Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 7
दृष्टप्रत्ययकारीणि महामहिम भांज्यपि । परं स्वर्गतरंगिण्याः कोट्यंशोपि न तत्र वै
dṛṣṭapratyayakārīṇi mahāmahima bhāṃjyapi | paraṃ svargataraṃgiṇyāḥ koṭyaṃśopi na tatra vai
حتى تلك المياه المقدسة التي تُظهر برهان قوتها عيانًا وتتمتع بمجد عظيم—ففي تلك المواضع الأخرى لا يوجد حقًّا ولو جزءٌ من عشرة ملايين من العظمة العليا للنهر السماوي، الغانغا.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda instructing Agastya)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā (Svargataraṅgiṇī/Jāhnavī)
Type: river
Scene: A sage narrates the incomparable glory of Gaṅgā; other rivers/tīrthas appear as faint, distant streams while Gaṅgā shines like a celestial torrent descending from heaven.
FAQs
Among all tīrthas, Gaṅgā is proclaimed supremely potent; her greatness surpasses others beyond ordinary measure.
Gaṅgā—the heavenly river—especially as praised within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa context.
No specific rite is prescribed here; the verse establishes Gaṅgā’s unmatched mahātmya as the basis for later practice.