Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 62
तूलशैलः स्फुलिंगेन यथा नश्यति तत्क्षणात् । तथा दोषाः प्रणश्यंति गंगांभः स्पर्शनाद्ध्रुवम्
tūlaśailaḥ sphuliṃgena yathā naśyati tatkṣaṇāt | tathā doṣāḥ praṇaśyaṃti gaṃgāṃbhaḥ sparśanāddhruvam
যেনেকৈ তুলাৰ পাহাৰ এটা সৰু স্ফুলিঙে তৎক্ষণাৎ দগ্ধ হৈ নাশ হয়, তেনেকৈ গঙ্গাজল স্পৰ্শ কৰিলেই দোষ আৰু অশুচিতা নিশ্চিতভাৱে বিনাশ পায়।
Skanda
Tirtha: Gaṅgā (Kāśī)
Type: ghat
Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer audience (typically sages)
Scene: A pilgrim at a Kāśī ghat touches Gaṅgā water; beside him a symbolic ‘cotton mountain’ ignites from a tiny spark, illustrating instant destruction of impurities.
FAQs
Even minimal contact with Gaṅgā-jala is praised as powerfully transformative, destroying inner and outer impurities.
Gaṅgā at Kāśī—specifically her waters (gaṅgāmbhas) as a purifying tirtha.
Sparśa (touching) of Gaṅgā water—commonly via snāna, ācamana, or sprinkling—is indicated as efficacious.