स्वर्धुन्याः पश्चिमे तीरे नत्वा दशहरेश्वरम् । न दुर्दशामवाप्नोति पुमान्पुण्यतमः क्वचित्
svardhunyāḥ paścime tīre natvā daśahareśvaram | na durdaśāmavāpnoti pumānpuṇyatamaḥ kvacit
स्वर्गगंगा के पश्चिम तट पर दशहरेश्वर को प्रणाम करके परम पुण्यवान पुरुष कभी भी दुर्दशा को प्राप्त नहीं होता।
Skanda
Tirtha: Daśahareśvara
Type: ghat
Scene: A devotee on the west bank of Gaṅgā bows to a small riverside Śiva shrine labeled Daśahareśvara; behind him, symbols of misfortune (dark clouds, broken cartwheel) disperse into clear light.
Reverence to Śiva at a Gaṅgā-bank shrine in Kāśī is taught as a shield of dharmic fortune, preventing downfall into adversity.
Daśahareśvara shrine on the western bank of the Gaṅgā (Svardhunī) within the Kāśī sacred region.
Namaskāra (bowing/salutation) to Daśahareśvara at the Gaṅgā’s western bank.