Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 120
अश्रद्धयापि यः स्नातो मणिकर्ण्यां विधानतः । सोपि पुण्यमवाप्नोति स्वर्गप्राप्तिकरं परम्
aśraddhayāpi yaḥ snāto maṇikarṇyāṃ vidhānataḥ | sopi puṇyamavāpnoti svargaprāptikaraṃ param
જે વ્યક્તિ શ્રદ્ધા ન હોવા છતાં પણ વિધિ મુજબ મણિકર્ણિકામાં સ્નાન કરે છે, તે પણ પુણ્ય પામે છે—સ્વર્ગપ્રાપ્તિનું કારણ બનતું પરમ પુણ્ય।
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue context)
Tirtha: Maṇikarṇikā
Type: ghat
Listener: Umā/Devī (implied in surrounding Kāśī discourse)
Scene: Pilgrims descend stone steps to Maṇikarṇikā waters at dawn; priests guide simple rites; the ghāṭa’s intense sacred atmosphere contrasts with the bather’s inner doubt, while the tīrtha’s radiance remains unwavering.
FAQs
Kāśī’s Maṇikarṇikā tīrtha is so potent that properly performed bathing yields great merit even when personal faith is weak.
Maṇikarṇikā (the famed sacred bathing place in Vārāṇasī/Kāśī).
Snāna (ritual bathing) performed vidhānataḥ—according to the prescribed method.
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