Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
तत्र स्नात्वा महादेवि गंगेशं यस्तु पूजयेत् । मुक्तः स्यात्पातकैर्घोरैरश्वमेधायुतं लभेत्
tatra snātvā mahādevi gaṃgeśaṃ yastu pūjayet | muktaḥ syātpātakairghorairaśvamedhāyutaṃ labhet
हे महादेवी, तेथे स्नान करून जो गंगेशाचे पूजन करतो, तो घोर पापांपासून मुक्त होतो आणि दहा हजार अश्वमेध यज्ञांइतके पुण्य प्राप्त करतो.
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Gaṅgāpatha / Uttānā river with Gaṅgeśvara
Type: ghat
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Pilgrim bathes in the Uttānā/Gaṅgā at Gaṅgāpatha, then offers worship to the Gaṅgeśvara liṅga on the riverbank; the atmosphere suggests purification and immense unseen merit (Aśvamedha-tulya).
FAQs
Purification and great merit arise from combining tīrtha-snāna with devoted worship of Śiva at the site.
Gaṅgāpatha, especially the worship of Śiva as Gaṅgeśvara after bathing in the Gaṅgā/Uttānā there.
Perform snāna (bathing) at the site and then do pūjā to Gaṅgeśa/Gaṅgeśvara; the stated fruit is release from severe sins and Aśvamedha-scale merit.