ऊर्ध्वरेतःप्रियोर्ध्वाध्वा ह्यूर्मिलोर्ध्वगतिप्रदा । ऋषिवृंदस्तुतर्द्धिश्च ऋणत्रयविनाशिनी
ūrdhvaretaḥpriyordhvādhvā hyūrmilordhvagatipradā | ṛṣivṛṃdastutarddhiśca ṛṇatrayavināśinī
Tu es chère à l’ascète dont l’énergie s’élève, et tu es toi-même la voie vers le haut ; tu es la vague de puissance sacrée qui accorde l’essor supérieur. Tu es la prospérité louée par les assemblées de rishis, et tu détruis la triple dette.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-Gaṅgā (as ūrdhvādhvā)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Kṣetra-māhātmya audience
Scene: Austerely radiant sages praise Gaṅgā at a Kāśī ghāṭa; a vertical beam of light rises from the river symbolizing ūrdhva-mārga; three symbolic bonds (debts) dissolve into the water as offerings are made.
Kāśī’s sacred power supports ascetic uplift and helps fulfill or dissolve life’s fundamental obligations (the three debts).
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) is the implied liberating kṣetra within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa framework.
No direct prescription; it alludes to dharmic completion (ṛṇa-traya) typically addressed through yajña, study, and ancestral rites.