Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 93
ध्यातृपापहरा ध्येया धावनी धूतकल्मषा । धर्मधारा धर्मसारा धनदा धनवर्धिनी
dhyātṛpāpaharā dhyeyā dhāvanī dhūtakalmaṣā | dharmadhārā dharmasārā dhanadā dhanavardhinī
ती ध्यान करणाऱ्यांचे पाप हरते, आणि तीच ध्यानाचे परम ध्येय आहे। ती वेगाने धावून मलिनता धुऊन टाकते, सर्व कल्मष झटकून देते। ती धर्मधारा व धर्मसार; धन देणारी आणि समृद्धी वाढविणारी आहे।
Skanda (deduced for Kāśī-khaṇḍa context, commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā (Kāśī)
Type: ghat
Scene: Gaṅgā as a luminous, fast-moving goddess-river; devotees seated in meditation on the ghāṭa, their sins depicted as dark mist dissolving in her spray; prosperity symbols (grain, coins) appear as her blessings.
FAQs
Meditative remembrance purifies; devotion aligns one with dharma and brings both inner cleansing and outer well-being.
The verse belongs to Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s devotional praise, reflecting Kāśī as a field of purification through remembrance.
Dhyāna (meditation) is implied as the practice—meditating on the Goddess removes sin.