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
Sama seperti tubuh menjadi suci dengan mandi di Sungai Gangga, begitu juga seseorang menjadi suci oleh pandangan penuh berkat dari seorang isteri yang setia.
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.