Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 5
भूर्भुवःस्वः प्रदेशेषु काशीपरमपावनम् । तत्रापि हरिणाज्ञायि तीर्थं पंचनदं परम्
bhūrbhuvaḥsvaḥ pradeśeṣu kāśīparamapāvanam | tatrāpi hariṇājñāyi tīrthaṃ paṃcanadaṃ param
Parmi toutes les contrées de Bhūr, Bhuvaḥ et Svaḥ, Kāśī est la plus purificatrice ; et même au sein de Kāśī, par l’ordonnance de Hari, le Tīrtha suprême nommé Pañcanada est le plus élevé.
Agastya (questioning/introducing the topic to Skanda in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue context)
Tirtha: Pañcanada-tīrtha (Kāśī)
Type: ghat
Scene: A panoramic sacred map-vision: the three worlds symbolically arrayed, with Kāśī glowing at the center; within it, a luminous river-ford labeled Pañcanada, sanctified by Viṣṇu’s command, while pilgrims bathe and sages recite.
FAQs
Kāśī is celebrated as the supreme purifier of the worlds, and within it certain tīrthas—like Pañcanada—are singled out as especially potent by divine ordinance.
Pañcanada Tīrtha within Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), praised as a highest tīrtha in the sacred geography of Kāśīkhaṇḍa.
No explicit rite is stated here; the verse establishes hierarchy and sanctity, implying pilgrimage and reverent approach to Pañcanada.