Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 9
परितः सरितः स्वच्छा भूतानां मानसैः सह
paritaḥ saritaḥ svacchā bhūtānāṃ mānasaiḥ saha
চারিদিকে নদীগুলি নির্মল হয়ে উঠল, আর তাদের সঙ্গে জীবদের মনও স্বচ্ছ, শান্ত ও প্রসন্ন হল।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (Gaṅgā-sannidhi implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A serene Kāśī panorama: clear flowing waters encircling the kṣetra; pilgrims’ faces softened into calm, with a luminous stillness in the air.
FAQs
Outer purity and inner purity mirror each other; when grace arises, nature and consciousness both become clear.
The broader Kāśī setting is implied; this verse speaks generally of rivers rather than a named tīrtha like Gaṅgā-ghāṭa or specific kuṇḍa.
No explicit rite is stated; the imagery supports tīrtha-snānā and inner cleansing as a Purāṇic ideal.