Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 36
अपारो महिमा तस्य धर्मतीर्थस्य कुंभज । तत्कूपे स्वं निरीक्ष्यापि श्राद्धदानफलं लभेत्
apāro mahimā tasya dharmatīrthasya kuṃbhaja | tatkūpe svaṃ nirīkṣyāpi śrāddhadānaphalaṃ labhet
Ô Kumbhaja (Agastya), sans borne est la grandeur de ce Dharma-tīrtha. Rien qu’en regardant son propre reflet dans son puits, on obtient le mérite du śrāddha et des dons de charité.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Dharmatīrtha-kūpa
Type: kund
Listener: Agastya (Kumbhaja)
Scene: Agastya is addressed as Kumbhaja; the narrator extols Dharmatīrtha’s boundless glory. A pilgrim leans over a well and sees their reflection shimmering, while unseen pitṛs and devas witness the merit arising.
FAQs
Kāśī’s sacred geography is so potent that even minimal contact—mere darśana—can confer the fruits of major rites.
Dharmatīrtha and its sacred well (kūpa) in Kāśī.
No complex ritual is required here; even darśana of the well is said to yield śrāddha- and dāna-phala.