Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 52
अकोपनोऽमलमतिः सत्यवादी दृढव्रतः । आत्मोपमश्च भूतेषु सतीर्थफलमश्नुते । तीर्थान्यनुसरन्धीरः श्रद्दधानः समाहितः । कृतपापो विशुद्ध्येत किं पुनः शुद्धकर्मकृत्
akopano'malamatiḥ satyavādī dṛḍhavrataḥ | ātmopamaśca bhūteṣu satīrthaphalamaśnute | tīrthānyanusarandhīraḥ śraddadhānaḥ samāhitaḥ | kṛtapāpo viśuddhyeta kiṃ punaḥ śuddhakarmakṛt
जो क्रोधरहित, निर्मल बुद्धिवाला, सत्यभाषी, दृढ़व्रती और समस्त प्राणियों में आत्मवत् भाव रखने वाला है—वह तीर्थों का सच्चा फल पाता है। जो धीर तीर्थों का अनुगमन श्रद्धा और एकाग्र चित्त से करता है, वह पाप कर चुका हो तो भी शुद्ध हो जाता है; फिर जिसका कर्म ही शुद्ध हो, उसकी तो बात ही क्या।
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī-tīrthas (collective)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A composed pilgrim offers water to the Ganga, speaking gently to fellow travelers; scenes of helping the poor and honoring vows appear as vignettes around a central image of calm, faith-filled circumambulation of a Kāśī shrine.
FAQs
Faithful pilgrimage joined with truth, vows, and compassion purifies even past wrongdoing and perfects merit.
The verse speaks generally of tīrthas within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa framework—i.e., the sacred circuit of Kāśī and its sanctifying power.
To ‘follow/visit’ the tīrthas with śraddhā (faith) and samādhi-like composure (samāhita), supported by vows and truthfulness.
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