Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 87
यः स्नात्वोत्तरवाहिन्यां याति विश्वे शदर्शने । श्रद्धया परया तस्य श्रेयसोंतो न विद्यते
yaḥ snātvottaravāhinyāṃ yāti viśve śadarśane | śraddhayā parayā tasya śreyasoṃto na vidyate
ഉത്തരവാഹിനിയിൽ സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത് പരമശ്രദ്ധയോടെ വിശ്വേശദർശനത്തിന് പോകുന്നവന്റെ ശ്രേയസ്സിന് അന്ത്യമില്ല।
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Uttaravāhinī Gaṅgā (Kāśī) + Viśveśa darśana
Type: ghat
Listener: Interlocutor seeking fruits of Kāśī rites (contextual)
Scene: Dawn at an uttaravāhinī ghat: a devotee completes Gaṅgā snāna, water streaming, hands in añjali; then walks with wet hair and folded palms toward Viśveśvara, a luminous path connecting river to temple.
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Faith-filled Gaṅgā bathing and Śiva-darśana in Kāśī yields boundless spiritual uplift (śreyas).
The Uttaravāhinī Gaṅgā at Kāśī and the darśana of Viśveśa (Viśveśvara).
Snāna in the (north-flowing) Gaṅgā followed by darśana of Viśveśa with parā-śraddhā.