Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 32
यदन्वये कोपि मुक्तः संप्राप्य मणिकर्णिकाम् । तद्वंश्यास्तत्प्रभावेण मान्याः स्वर्गौकसामपि
yadanvaye kopi muktaḥ saṃprāpya maṇikarṇikām | tadvaṃśyāstatprabhāveṇa mānyāḥ svargaukasāmapi
Jika dalam sesuatu keturunan ada seorang sahaja yang sampai ke Maṇikarṇikā lalu memperoleh mokṣa, maka dengan kuasa itu para zuriatnya menjadi mulia dan dihormati, bahkan di kalangan penghuni syurga.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue context)
Tirtha: Maṇikarṇikā
Type: ghat
Scene: A devotee arriving at Maṇikarṇikā with folded hands; behind him, a subtle ancestral line (forebears and descendants) shown receiving honor in celestial realms, indicating lineage uplift through one person’s liberation.
FAQs
Liberation attained through a supreme tīrtha radiates benefit beyond the individual, ennobling the entire lineage.
Maṇikarṇikā in Kāśī.
No explicit ritual; the verse highlights the trans-generational spiritual prestige linked to mokṣa at Maṇikarṇikā.