Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 28
ततोपि पावनतरं तीर्थं तत्क्षणसिद्धिदम् । नीलग्रीवाख्यमतुलं तत्स्नायी सर्वदा शुचिः
tatopi pāvanataraṃ tīrthaṃ tatkṣaṇasiddhidam | nīlagrīvākhyamatulaṃ tatsnāyī sarvadā śuciḥ
उनसे भी अधिक पावन एक तीर्थ है, जो क्षणमात्र में सिद्धि देता है। वह अतुल ‘नीलग्रीव’ नामक है; वहाँ स्नान करने वाला सदा शुद्ध रहता है।
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue context)
Tirtha: Nīlagrīva-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Pilgrimage audience
Scene: A luminous Kāśī water-spot named Nīlagrīva; above it, a subtle vision of blue-throated Śiva (Nīlakaṇṭha) blessing the bather; the water shines as if instantly transmuting impurity into clarity; the devotee stands radiant, ‘ever pure’.
FAQs
Some sacred places are extolled as exceptionally potent—purity and spiritual efficacy are portrayed as immediate fruits of tīrtha-bathing.
Nīlagrīva-tīrtha, praised as incomparable and instantly fruitful.
Snāna—bathing at Nīlagrīva-tīrtha, which is said to confer constant purity.