Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 18
दत्तात्रेयस्य तत्रास्ति तीर्थं त्रैलोक्यपावनम् । योगसिद्धिं लभे तत्र स्नानमात्रेण भावतः
dattātreyasya tatrāsti tīrthaṃ trailokyapāvanam | yogasiddhiṃ labhe tatra snānamātreṇa bhāvataḥ
Là se trouve aussi le tīrtha de Dattātreya, purificateur des trois mondes. Avec une foi sincère, par le seul bain en ce lieu, on obtient la siddhi du yoga.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Dattātreya-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Scene: A quiet ghat shaded by trees; a yogic pilgrim bathes and then sits in meditation; Dattātreya appears as a serene guru figure (often iconographically with multiple attributes), radiating purity that seems to cleanse the three worlds symbolized by three luminous spheres.
FAQs
Inner disposition (bhāva) is central: faith joined to tīrtha-practice becomes a catalyst for purification and yogic maturity.
Dattātreya-tīrtha (Datta-tīrtha) in Kāśī, praised as ‘purifier of the three worlds’.
Snāna-mātra—bathing alone, explicitly to be done with bhāva (sincere devotional intent).