Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 61
तीर्थं प्राप्य प्रसंगेन स्नानं तीर्थे समाचरेत् । स्नानजं फलमाप्नोति तीर्थयात्राश्रितं स च
tīrthaṃ prāpya prasaṃgena snānaṃ tīrthe samācaret | snānajaṃ phalamāpnoti tīrthayātrāśritaṃ sa ca
Selbst wenn man nur beiläufig zu einer heiligen Furt gelangt, soll man dennoch dort im Tīrtha das Bad vollziehen. Man erlangt die Frucht des heiligen Bades und auch die Frucht, die mit der Pilgerfahrt verbunden ist.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-tīrtha (generic tīrtha principle applied within Kāśī)
Type: ghat
Listener: null
Scene: A traveler unexpectedly reaches a sacred ghat; he sets down his bundle, folds hands, and steps into the river for a reverent bath while priests and pilgrims move along the steps.
FAQs
Never neglect a tīrtha: even an unplanned encounter becomes spiritually fruitful when honored with sacred bathing.
Tīrthas in general within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa framework, with the broader chapter moving toward the glory of Avimukta (Kāśī).
Snāna (ritual bathing) at the tīrtha upon arrival, even if the visit is incidental.