Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 6
यददीधरदेष जाततापः पृथुले मौलिजटानि कुंजकोणे । परितापहरां हरस्तदानीं द्युनदीं तामधुनापि नोज्जिहीते
yadadīdharadeṣa jātatāpaḥ pṛthule maulijaṭāni kuṃjakoṇe | paritāpaharāṃ harastadānīṃ dyunadīṃ tāmadhunāpi nojjihīte
その山の地に苦悩の熱が起こったとき、ハラは頭頂の濃い結髪を森の片隅に広げた。そして灼熱の苦を除く天の河――ガンガー――をその時戴いたまま、今に至るまで手放さない。
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā in Kāśī (Ghāṭa-tīrthas)
Type: ghat
Listener: null
Scene: In a forest nook, Śiva spreads his thick matted locks; Gaṅgā, the celestial river that removes anguish, is borne in his jaṭā and is never abandoned—an eternal Gaṅgādhara image.
FAQs
Gaṅgā is celebrated as a divine remover of inner anguish, and Śiva’s perpetual bearing of her signifies ongoing grace for beings afflicted by sorrow.
Kāśī is the broader focus, with Gaṅgā’s sanctity implicitly tied to Kāśī’s sacred landscape and Śiva’s presence.
None directly; the verse supports Gaṅgā’s salvific reputation, which underlies practices like snāna (bathing) and tīrtha-sevā though not stated here.