Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 59
घट्टान्पुण्यतटिन्यादेर्बंधयंति शिलादिभिः । तोयार्थिसुखसिद्ध्यर्थं ये नरास्तेत्र भोगिनः
ghaṭṭānpuṇyataṭinyāderbaṃdhayaṃti śilādibhiḥ | toyārthisukhasiddhyarthaṃ ye narāstetra bhoginaḥ
যিসকল মানুহে পুণ্য নদী আৰু আন পবিত্ৰ জলাশয়ৰ তীৰত শিলা আদি দি ঘাট নিৰ্মাণ কৰে, জল-প্ৰাৰ্থীৰ সুখ আৰু মনোৰথ-সিদ্ধিৰ বাবে—সেইসকল তাত পুণ্যলোকে সমৃদ্ধিৰ ভোগী হয়।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā-ghāṭas of Kāśī (generalized to puṇya-taṭinīs)
Type: ghat
Listener: Ṛṣis/śrotṛ-gaṇa (contextual)
Scene: Pilgrims descend newly built stone steps into a sacred river; masons place slabs; donors offer waterpots and lamps; the river glows at dawn with temple spires behind.
FAQs
Public service done for pilgrims—especially ensuring access to sacred water—becomes a powerful source of merit and auspicious reward.
Kāśī’s sacred riverfront culture (ghāṭas on holy rivers), a hallmark of Kāśī Māhātmya within the Skanda Purāṇa.
Constructing ghāṭas/bathing access on holy waters as a form of dharmic dāna-sevā (charitable infrastructure for pilgrims).