यद्यस्तिकिंचित्षड्वक्त्र गंगास्नानफलप्रदम् । विधानांतरमात्रेण तद्वद प्रणताय मे
yadyastikiṃcitṣaḍvaktra gaṃgāsnānaphalapradam | vidhānāṃtaramātreṇa tadvada praṇatāya me
हे षड्वक्त्र! यदि कोई ऐसा उपाय हो जो केवल किसी वैकल्पिक विधि से गंगा-स्नान का फल दे, तो मुझ प्रणत को वह बताइए।
Agastya
Tirtha: Gaṅgā (benchmark)
Type: river
Listener: Skanda (Ṣaḍvaktra)
Scene: A devotee bows low before six-faced Skanda, hands joined, asking for an alternative rite that equals Gaṅgā bathing.
Humble inquiry and devotion seek a dharmic, accessible substitute for a great pilgrimage act.
The Gaṅgā, whose bathing-fruit is treated as the gold standard of tīrtha merit.
A request for an alternative vidhāna (procedure) that yields the same fruit as Gaṅgā-snānā.