Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 100
गंगातीरे स्वशक्त्या यः कुर्याद्देवालयं सुधीः । अन्यतीर्थप्रतिष्ठातो भवेत्कोटिगुणं फलं
gaṃgātīre svaśaktyā yaḥ kuryāddevālayaṃ sudhīḥ | anyatīrthapratiṣṭhāto bhavetkoṭiguṇaṃ phalaṃ
El sabio que, según sus medios, edifica un templo en la ribera del Gaṅgā obtiene un fruto cien millones de veces mayor que el de consagrarlo en cualquier otro lugar de peregrinación.
Skanda
Tirtha: Gaṅgā-tīra (Kāśī)
Type: ghat
Scene: On the Gaṅgā bank, patrons and artisans raise a small temple; priests perform consecration rites; the river flows beside, symbolizing enduring merit.
FAQs
Sacred place amplifies sacred action; temple-building at Gaṅgā’s edge is portrayed as uniquely fruitful.
The Gaṅgā bank in Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) is extolled as surpassing other tīrthas for temple consecration.
Constructing and establishing (pratiṣṭhā) a devālaya, done within one’s means (svaśaktyā).