Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 12
ततोपि मिलितागत्य किरणा रविणैधिता । यन्नामस्मरणादेव महामोहोंधतां व्रजेत्
tatopi militāgatya kiraṇā raviṇaidhitā | yannāmasmaraṇādeva mahāmohoṃdhatāṃ vrajet
Lalu datang pula Kiraṇā dan bergabung, dikuatkan oleh Sang Surya; hanya dengan mengingat namanya saja, kemabukan delusi yang besar pun menjadi buta dan tak berdaya.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kiraṇā (within Pañcanada confluence system)
Type: sangam
Scene: A bright, sunlit stream named Kiraṇā merges into the confluence; rays descend from the Sun, and a pilgrim’s dark veil of confusion is shown dissolving into light.
FAQs
Nāma-smaraṇa (remembering the sacred name) is presented as a direct means of dispelling delusion, paralleling the Sun’s power to remove darkness.
The growing confluence associated with Pañcanada in Kāśī, now including the stream named Kiraṇā.
Implicit japa/smaraṇa: remembrance of the tīrtha/river’s name is itself said to confer a purifying, delusion-destroying effect.