Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 59
स्पृशेन्नापि यदा मंदस्तदा द्रक्ष्यति तृप्तये । एवं श्राद्धं विधायाथ स्पृष्ट्वा चंद्रेश्वरं व्रती । संतर्प्य विप्रांश्च यतीन्कुर्याद्वै पारणं ततः
spṛśennāpi yadā maṃdastadā drakṣyati tṛptaye | evaṃ śrāddhaṃ vidhāyātha spṛṣṭvā caṃdreśvaraṃ vratī | saṃtarpya viprāṃśca yatīnkuryādvai pāraṇaṃ tataḥ
Même si un homme à l’esprit obtus ne le touche pas, le simple fait de le contempler suffit à procurer la satisfaction. Ainsi, après avoir accompli le śrāddha, puis touché Candreśvara, l’observant du vœu—ayant rassasié et honoré les brāhmaṇa et les ascètes—doit ensuite accomplir selon la règle le pāraṇa, la rupture du jeûne.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa context, typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Candroda-tīrtha; Candreśvara
Type: ghat
Scene: A step-by-step tableau: (1) śrāddha at the pond, (2) the pilgrim touches the Candreśvara liṅga, (3) brāhmaṇas and saffron-clad ascetics are respectfully fed, (4) the pilgrim concludes with pāraṇa, calm and composed.
FAQs
Kāśī pilgrimage is completed by a full dharmic arc: śrāddha, Śiva-contact, hospitality to the holy, and then mindful completion of the vow.
Candroda-tīrtha (by context) and Candreśvara in Kāśī.
After śrāddha, touch (and/or behold) the sacred site, touch Candreśvara, feed brāhmaṇas and ascetics, and then perform pāraṇa (break the fast).