Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23
गंगां स्मरति यो नित्यमुदपात्रसमीपतः । तद्गांगेयं जलं जातं तेन स्नानं समाचरेत्
gaṃgāṃ smarati yo nityamudapātrasamīpataḥ | tadgāṃgeyaṃ jalaṃ jātaṃ tena snānaṃ samācaret
Celui qui, chaque jour, se souvient de la Gaṅgā près d’un vase d’eau, cette eau devient « eau de la Gaṅgā » ; avec elle, qu’il accomplisse le bain selon le rite.
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā (smṛti-prāpta—attained through remembrance)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee at dawn beside a small water pot (udapātra), eyes closed in Gaṅgā-smaraṇa; a subtle luminous stream symbolically descends into the vessel, making it Gaṅgā-jala; the devotee performs snāna with reverence.
FAQs
Sacred remembrance (smaraṇa) carries transforming power, making devotion a bridge to tīrtha-merit even at home.
The Gaṅgā is glorified as the paradigmatic tīrtha whose sanctity can be invoked through remembrance.
Remember Gaṅgā near a water vessel and perform snāna using that water as Gaṅgā-jala.