Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 69
सर्वेषामपि तीर्थानां गंगास्नानं विशिष्यते । देवखाते च तत्तुल्यं प्रशस्तं स्नानमाचरेत्
sarveṣāmapi tīrthānāṃ gaṃgāsnānaṃ viśiṣyate | devakhāte ca tattulyaṃ praśastaṃ snānamācaret
Parmi tous les tīrtha, le bain dans la Gaṅgā est le plus éminent. Le bain dans un devakhāta (réservoir divin) lui est égal; qu’on accomplisse donc ce bain hautement loué.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā; Devakhāta (Gaṅgā-tulya)
Type: sangam
Scene: Gaṅgā as a radiant river-goddess presence over flowing waters; nearby a temple reservoir labeled devakhāta where devotees bathe with equal reverence.
FAQs
The Gaṅgā is upheld as the foremost purifier among tīrthas, embodying the purāṇic ideal of grace through sacred waters.
Gaṅgā is explicitly glorified; additionally, the devakhāta (divine tank) is praised as equivalent in sanctifying power.
Undertake praised bathing—foremost in the Gaṅgā, and likewise in a devakhāta regarded as equal to it.