Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 32
यदन्वये कोपि मुक्तः संप्राप्य मणिकर्णिकाम् । तद्वंश्यास्तत्प्रभावेण मान्याः स्वर्गौकसामपि
yadanvaye kopi muktaḥ saṃprāpya maṇikarṇikām | tadvaṃśyāstatprabhāveṇa mānyāḥ svargaukasāmapi
Si, dans une lignée, ne fût-ce qu’un seul obtient la délivrance en parvenant à Maṇikarṇikā, alors, par cette puissance même, ses descendants deviennent dignes d’honneur, jusque parmi les habitants du ciel.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue context)
Tirtha: Maṇikarṇikā
Type: ghat
Scene: A devotee arriving at Maṇikarṇikā with folded hands; behind him, a subtle ancestral line (forebears and descendants) shown receiving honor in celestial realms, indicating lineage uplift through one person’s liberation.
FAQs
Liberation attained through a supreme tīrtha radiates benefit beyond the individual, ennobling the entire lineage.
Maṇikarṇikā in Kāśī.
No explicit ritual; the verse highlights the trans-generational spiritual prestige linked to mokṣa at Maṇikarṇikā.