Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 86
विगृह्य पाणियुग्मेन ताम्रपात्रं सुनिर्मलम् । जानुभ्यामवनिं गत्वा परिपूर्य जलेन च
vigṛhya pāṇiyugmena tāmrapātraṃ sunirmalam | jānubhyāmavaniṃ gatvā paripūrya jalena ca
Saisissant des deux mains un vase de cuivre très pur, et s’abaissant au sol sur les genoux, qu’on le remplisse entièrement d’eau.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā in Kāśī (ghāṭa arghya-sthāna)
Type: ghat
Listener: Pilgrim/householder archetype addressed through the narrative frame
Scene: On stone steps by the river, the practitioner kneels, both hands steadying a polished copper pot, filling it to the brim with clear water; early light reflects off the vessel.
FAQs
Outer purity and disciplined posture support inner reverence in Vedic-Purāṇic worship.
The rite is taught within Kāśī’s sacred framework in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa.
Use a spotless copper vessel, kneel, and fill it fully with water for the arghya offering.