Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 83
दशाश्वमेधतीर्थं च ततोपि प्रवरं मतम् । दशानामश्वमेधानां यत्र स्नात्वा फलं लभेत्
daśāśvamedhatīrthaṃ ca tatopi pravaraṃ matam | daśānāmaśvamedhānāṃ yatra snātvā phalaṃ labhet
കൂടാതെ ദശാശ്വമേധ തീർത്ഥം അതിലും ശ്രേഷ്ഠമെന്ന് കരുതപ്പെടുന്നു; അവിടെ സ്നാനം ചെയ്താൽ പത്ത് അശ്വമേധ യാഗങ്ങളുടെ ഫലം ലഭിക്കുന്നു.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Daśāśvamedha Tīrtha
Type: ghat
Scene: At dawn on the Gaṅgā, pilgrims descend the broad steps of Daśāśvamedha; priests hold lamps and chant; the river glows as bathers immerse, visually suggesting the invisible ‘ten Aśvamedhas’ fruit descending upon them.
FAQs
Pilgrimage-bathing (snāna) at a sanctified Kāśī tīrtha is elevated as a powerful substitute for costly royal sacrifices—making merit accessible through devotion.
Daśāśvamedha Tīrtha (often identified with Daśāśvamedha Ghāṭ area in Kāśī).
Snāna (ritual bathing) at Daśāśvamedha Tīrtha to gain the merit equivalent to ten Aśvamedha yajñas.