Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 33
सर्वाणि येषां गांगेयैस्तोयैः कृत्यानि देहिनाम् । भूमिस्था अपि ते मर्त्या अमर्त्या एव वै हरे
sarvāṇi yeṣāṃ gāṃgeyaistoyaiḥ kṛtyāni dehinām | bhūmisthā api te martyā amartyā eva vai hare
O Hari, those embodied beings for whom all rites are performed using Gaṅgā’s waters—though living on earth as mortals—are truly as the deathless.
Skanda (deduced; address to Hari)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā (Kāśī-saṃnidhau)
Type: ghat
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Scene: A devotee performs rites with a golden lota of Gaṅgā-jala at a Kāśī ghāṭa; the river glows as a divine presence, while subtle halos suggest ‘amṛtatva’ bestowed on the worshipper.
FAQs
Gaṅgā-jala sanctifies life’s duties and rites so deeply that it grants a share in ‘deathlessness’—spiritual elevation beyond ordinary mortality.
Gaṅgā, specifically through her waters used in ritual life, within the Kāśī context.
Using Gaṅgā water for kṛtyas (daily/occasional obligatory rites), implying ācamana, tarpaṇa, pūjā, and related ritual usages.
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