Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 67
तत्र तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा मुक्तो भवति चर्णतः । तत्रैवांगारकं तीर्थं कुंडं चांगारनिर्मलम्
tatra tīrthe naraḥ snātvā mukto bhavati carṇataḥ | tatraivāṃgārakaṃ tīrthaṃ kuṃḍaṃ cāṃgāranirmalam
সেই তীর্থে স্নান করলে মানুষ সঞ্চিত কর্মবন্ধন থেকে মুক্ত হয়। সেখানেই প্রসিদ্ধ অঙ্গারক-তীর্থ এবং অঙ্গার-নির্মল নামে পরম পবিত্র কুণ্ড রয়েছে।
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa context: Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Aṅgāraka Tīrtha; Aṅgāra-nirmala Kuṇḍa
Type: kund
Scene: A pilgrim descends stone steps to a small sacred ford/pond; the water glints like purified ‘embers’; nearby are modest shrines and a calm, smoke-tinged dawn atmosphere suggesting karmic burning and cleansing.
FAQs
Kāśī’s tīrthas are portrayed as direct instruments of purification and liberation when approached through sacred bathing.
Aṅgāraka Tīrtha and the associated Aṅgāra-nirmala Kuṇḍa in Kāśī.
Snāna (ritual bathing) at the tīrtha/kuṇḍa as the means to purification and release from karmic burden.