Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 21
तत्रेंद्रः स्नानमात्रेण दिव्यगंधोऽभवत्क्षणात् । अवाप च रुचिं चारुं प्राक्तनीं शातयाज्ञिकीम्
tatreṃdraḥ snānamātreṇa divyagaṃdho'bhavatkṣaṇāt | avāpa ca ruciṃ cāruṃ prāktanīṃ śātayājñikīm
वहाँ केवल स्नान करते ही इन्द्र क्षणभर में दिव्य सुगंध से युक्त हो गया और उसे प्राचीन यज्ञों से उत्पन्न अपनी मनोहर पूर्व-दीप्ति पुनः प्राप्त हुई।
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Dharma-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Scene: Indra emerges from the water radiant, surrounded by a subtle aura; divine fragrance is suggested by floating blossoms and perfumed wind; the tīrtha glows as if charged with mantra.
FAQs
In Kāśī, tīrtha-snānā is depicted as swiftly restoring purity and spiritual luster, even beyond great ritual achievements.
The tīrtha established at Dharmapīṭha (Dharma-tīrtha) where Indra bathes.
Snāna (bathing) itself, with emphasis on its immediate purificatory fruit (snāna-phala).