Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 10
गदातीर्थं तदग्रे तु संसारगदनाशनम् । तत्र श्राद्धादिकरणात्पश्येद्देवं गदाधरम्
gadātīrthaṃ tadagre tu saṃsāragadanāśanam | tatra śrāddhādikaraṇātpaśyeddevaṃ gadādharam
उसके आगे गदातीर्थ है, जो संसार-रूपी रोग का नाश करता है। वहाँ श्राद्ध आदि करने से भक्त देव गदाधर का दर्शन करता है।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Gadā-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Scene: A riverside platform where a householder performs śrāddha—pinda offerings, sesame-water tarpaṇa—while a radiant Viṣṇu as Gadādhara appears in a subtle vision, holding the mace.
FAQs
Worldly suffering is framed as a curable ‘disease’; dharmic rites done at a sanctified place purify and draw the devotee toward divine vision.
Gadā-tīrtha in Kāśī, praised for removing the affliction of saṃsāra.
Śrāddha and associated ritual duties (śrāddhādi) performed at the tīrtha.