Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 21
स्नात्वा च ललिता तीर्थे ललितां प्रणिपत्य वै । लभेत्सर्वत्र लालित्यं यद्वा तद्वाऽनुलप्य च
snātvā ca lalitā tīrthe lalitāṃ praṇipatya vai | labhetsarvatra lālityaṃ yadvā tadvā'nulapya ca
Après s’être baigné au Lalitā-tīrtha et s’être prosterné devant Lalitā, on obtient grâce et beauté en tout lieu ; et en prononçant, dans la dévotion, toute parole de prière qui vient spontanément, on est davantage béni.
Skanda
Tirtha: Lalitā Tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Muni addressed in the surrounding verses
Scene: At dawn, a pilgrim bathes at Lalitā Tīrtha; after emerging, they fold hands toward Lalitā Devī’s shrine; the devotee’s face becomes serene and radiant, symbolizing ‘lālitya’; petals float on the river.
FAQs
Pilgrimage-actions—bathing, bowing, and heartfelt prayer—transform the devotee through the Goddess’s grace.
Lalitā Tīrtha in Kāśī (Vārāṇasī).
Snāna (bathing) at Lalitā Tīrtha, praṇāma (prostration) to Lalitā, and devotional utterance/prayer.