Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 2
ब्रह्मशाप विनिर्दग्धान्सर्वान्राजर्षिसत्तमः । महता तपसा भूमिमानिनाय त्रिवर्त्मगाम्
brahmaśāpa vinirdagdhānsarvānrājarṣisattamaḥ | mahatā tapasā bhūmimānināya trivartmagām
ব্ৰহ্মাৰ শাপত দগ্ধ হোৱা সকলোৰে নিমিত্তে, ৰাজর্ষিসকলৰ শ্ৰেষ্ঠ সেইজনাই মহাতপস্যাৰে ত্ৰিৱর্ত্মগামিনী গঙ্গাক পৃথিৱীত নামাই আনিলে।
Skanda (context continuation)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā (Trivartma-gā)
Type: river
Listener: Agastya
Scene: Bhagīratha’s tapas culminates in the miraculous descent of Gaṅgā, envisioned as a radiant river-goddess traversing three realms to cleanse the curse-burnt.
FAQs
Severe tapas undertaken for others’ welfare is celebrated as a world-benefiting dharmic act.
Gaṅgā’s descent is the prelude to her sanctifying presence in Kāśī and Maṇikarṇikā.
Tapas (austerity) as the means to invoke divine grace and accomplish sacred aims.