Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 88
स्वर्धुनी दर्शनात्स्पर्शात्स्नानादाचमनादपि । संध्योपासनतो जप्यात्तर्पणाद्देवपूजनात्
svardhunī darśanātsparśātsnānādācamanādapi | saṃdhyopāsanato japyāttarpaṇāddevapūjanāt
Rien qu’en voyant le fleuve céleste, en le touchant, en s’y baignant et même en en sirotant l’eau ; par le culte de Sandhyā, par le japa, par le tarpaṇa et par l’adoration des dieux—(à Kāśī) le mérite s’accroît sans cesse.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Svargadhunī (Gaṅgā) in Kāśī
Type: river
Listener: Pilgrimage audience seeking practical rite-lists (contextual)
Scene: A sequence tableau of ritual acts at the ghats: pilgrims seeing Gaṅgā, touching water, bathing, sipping ācamanā; nearby a brāhmaṇa performs sandhyā with arghya; another counts japa beads; tarpaṇa offered to ancestors; small deva-pūjā with flowers and lamps.
FAQs
In Kāśī, even simple engagements with the Gaṅgā and daily rites become potent sources of dharma and purification.
Svardhunī—Gaṅgā in Kāśī—along with the ritual life centered around the river.
Gaṅgā-darśana/sparśa/snān/ācaman, Sandhyā worship, japa, tarpaṇa, and deva-pūjan.