Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 56
स्नात्वा पांचनदे तीर्थे दृष्ट्वा वै बिंदुमाधवम् । न जातु जायते धीमाञ्जननी जठराजिरे
snātvā pāṃcanade tīrthe dṛṣṭvā vai biṃdumādhavam | na jātu jāyate dhīmāñjananī jaṭharājire
Having bathed at the Pañcanada tīrtha and having beheld Bindu-Mādhava, the wise one is never again born into the womb—into the belly-prison of a mother.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Pañcanadā
Type: ghat
Scene: A pilgrim emerges from sacred waters at Pañcanadā, dripping and radiant, then stands before Bindu Mādhava (Viṣṇu) in a small shrine; behind, the shadowy wheel of saṃsāra breaks like a chain.
FAQs
Snāna and darśana together are framed as a complete salvific act—purifying karma and cutting the cycle of rebirth.
Pañcanada Tīrtha in Kāśī, along with the darśana of Bindu-Mādhava.
Snāna at Pañcanada and darśana (devotional viewing) of Bindu-Mādhava.