नदीनदसरोमाता नायिका नाकदीर्घिका । नष्टोद्धरणधीरा च नंदनानंददायिनी
nadīnadasaromātā nāyikā nākadīrghikā | naṣṭoddharaṇadhīrā ca naṃdanānaṃdadāyinī
هي أمُّ الأنهار والجداول والبحيرات؛ القائدةُ والهادية. وهي الخزانُ السماوي، شجاعةٌ في استرداد ما فُقِد، وواهبةُ فرحِ نندَنَا، لذّةِ السماء.
Skanda
Tirtha: Gaṅgā in Kāśī (Ghāṭa-tīrthas)
Type: ghat
Listener: Sage interlocutor (not explicit)
Scene: A majestic river-goddess as universal mother, from whose flowing hair emerge rivers, streams, and lakes; she stands as a guiding heroine leading pilgrims along ghāṭa steps, lifting a fallen devotee from the waters, while a glimpse of Nandana-garden joy shines above.
The Divine Mother is both source and sustainer—restoring what is lost and granting higher joy through grace.
The Kāśīkhaṇḍa context links these water-and-restoration epithets to Kāśī’s tīrtha-culture and sacred geography.
None explicitly; the imagery supports tīrtha-oriented devotion (snāna, smaraṇa, and stuti) as implied practices.