Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 28
ततोपि पावनतरं तीर्थं तत्क्षणसिद्धिदम् । नीलग्रीवाख्यमतुलं तत्स्नायी सर्वदा शुचिः
tatopi pāvanataraṃ tīrthaṃ tatkṣaṇasiddhidam | nīlagrīvākhyamatulaṃ tatsnāyī sarvadā śuciḥ
وأشدُّ تطهيرًا من تلك كلِّها تيرثا يمنحُ تمامَ المقصود في لحظة. وهو الذي لا نظير له ويُدعى نيلاغريفَا؛ ومن اغتسل فيه بقي طاهرًا على الدوام.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue context)
Tirtha: Nīlagrīva-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Pilgrimage audience
Scene: A luminous Kāśī water-spot named Nīlagrīva; above it, a subtle vision of blue-throated Śiva (Nīlakaṇṭha) blessing the bather; the water shines as if instantly transmuting impurity into clarity; the devotee stands radiant, ‘ever pure’.
FAQs
Some sacred places are extolled as exceptionally potent—purity and spiritual efficacy are portrayed as immediate fruits of tīrtha-bathing.
Nīlagrīva-tīrtha, praised as incomparable and instantly fruitful.
Snāna—bathing at Nīlagrīva-tīrtha, which is said to confer constant purity.