Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 93
ध्यातृपापहरा ध्येया धावनी धूतकल्मषा । धर्मधारा धर्मसारा धनदा धनवर्धिनी
dhyātṛpāpaharā dhyeyā dhāvanī dhūtakalmaṣā | dharmadhārā dharmasārā dhanadā dhanavardhinī
যিসকলে তাইক ধ্যান কৰে, তেওঁলোকৰ পাপ তাই হৰণ কৰে; তাই ধ্যানৰ পৰম লক্ষ্য। তাই বেগেৰে ধাৱিত হৈ অশুচিতা ধুই পেলায়, সকলো কলুষ ঝাৰি পেলায়। তাই ধৰ্মৰ ধাৰা আৰু ধৰ্মৰ সাৰ; তাই ধন দান কৰে আৰু সমৃদ্ধি বৃদ্ধি কৰে।
Skanda (deduced for Kāśī-khaṇḍa context, commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā (Kāśī)
Type: ghat
Scene: Gaṅgā as a luminous, fast-moving goddess-river; devotees seated in meditation on the ghāṭa, their sins depicted as dark mist dissolving in her spray; prosperity symbols (grain, coins) appear as her blessings.
FAQs
Meditative remembrance purifies; devotion aligns one with dharma and brings both inner cleansing and outer well-being.
The verse belongs to Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s devotional praise, reflecting Kāśī as a field of purification through remembrance.
Dhyāna (meditation) is implied as the practice—meditating on the Goddess removes sin.