Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 58
तत्र ज्ञानह्रदे स्नात्वा दृष्ट्वा ज्ञानेश्वरं नरः । ज्ञानं तदधिगच्छेद्वै येन नो बाध्यते पुनः
tatra jñānahrade snātvā dṛṣṭvā jñāneśvaraṃ naraḥ | jñānaṃ tadadhigacchedvai yena no bādhyate punaḥ
Di sana, setelah mandi di Jñāna-hrada dan memandang Jñāneśvara, seseorang sungguh meraih pengetahuan itu, yang dengannya ia tak lagi tersakiti atau terbelenggu kembali.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Jñāna-hrada
Type: kund
Scene: At the edge of the lotus pond, a small shrine of Jñāneśvara; the pilgrim, freshly bathed, receives a beam of light from the deity’s third eye/forehead mark, symbolizing ‘abādha-jñāna’; surrounding figures include students and sages.
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True knowledge is liberating and protective: tīrtha-bathing and deity-darśana are said to awaken insight that ends recurring affliction.
Jñāna-hrada (Knowledge Lake) and the shrine/deity Jñāneśvara within Kāśī’s sacred topography.
Snāna at Jñāna-hrada and darśana of Jñāneśvara to attain steadfast, non-afflicting knowledge.