Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 180
दक्षिणेऽगस्त्यतीर्थाच्च तीर्थमस्त्यतिपावनम् । गंगाकेशवसंज्ञं च सर्वपातकनाशनम्
dakṣiṇe'gastyatīrthācca tīrthamastyatipāvanam | gaṃgākeśavasaṃjñaṃ ca sarvapātakanāśanam
अगस्त्य तीर्थाच्या दक्षिणेस आणखी एक अतिपावन तीर्थ आहे; त्याचे नाव गंगाकेशव असून ते सर्व पातकांचा नाश करते।
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context: Skanda teaching Agastya)
Tirtha: Gaṅgākeśava
Type: ghat
Scene: A bright Gaṅgā ford south of Agastya Tīrtha; pilgrims descend steps for snāna; a small Keśava emblem or shrine near the water; the river glows as if washing away dark stains symbolizing sins.
FAQs
Kāśī’s tīrthas are presented as inherently purifying; approaching specific named sites is said to eradicate even accumulated sins.
Gaṅgākeśava Tīrtha, located south of Agastya Tīrtha in Kāśī.
The verse implies tīrtha-sevā (visiting/approaching the tīrtha for purification), though no specific rite is detailed here.