Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 70
यथा गंगाऽवगाहेन शरीरं पावनं भवेत् । तथा पतिव्रता दृष्ट्या शुभया पावनं भवेत्
yathā gaṃgā'vagāhena śarīraṃ pāvanaṃ bhavet | tathā pativratā dṛṣṭyā śubhayā pāvanaṃ bhavet
जसे गंगेत स्नान केल्याने शरीर पवित्र होते, तसेच पतिव्रतेच्या शुभ दृष्टीने मनुष्य पावन होतो.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā (Kāśī-ghāṭas)
Type: ghat
Scene: At a Kāśī ghat, pilgrims bathe in the Gaṅgā while a pativratā stands with calm luminosity; her gentle glance is shown as a halo-like beam paralleling the river’s cleansing flow.
FAQs
Purity arises not only from sacred waters but also from contact with embodied virtue; darśana of the righteous purifies.
The Gaṅgā—central to Kāśī’s sacred geography—is explicitly praised through the analogy of bathing.
Gaṅgā-avaghāha (immersion/bathing) is referenced as a purificatory act.