Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 59
चराचरेषु सर्वेषु यावंतश्च सचेतनाः । तावंतः स्नांति मध्याह्ने मणिकर्णी जलेमले
carācareṣu sarveṣu yāvaṃtaśca sacetanāḥ | tāvaṃtaḥ snāṃti madhyāhne maṇikarṇī jalemale
Dalam semua makhluk yang bergerak dan tidak bergerak, sebanyak mana yang berkesedaran—sebanyak itulah mandi pada tengah hari di air Maṇikarṇī yang suci tanpa noda.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Maṇikarṇī / Maṇikarṇikā
Type: ghat
Listener: Brāhmaṇas/seekers
Scene: A panoramic vision: innumerable beings—humans, devas, sages, animals, birds, subtle luminous forms—converge at midday to bathe in Maṇikarṇikā’s spotless waters; the river shines like liquid crystal under the zenith sun.
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A supreme tīrtha is portrayed as cosmically inclusive—its purity draws all conscious life toward purification.
Māṇikarṇikā (also called Maṇikarṇī) in Kāśī.
Midday bathing (snāna) in the pure waters of Māṇikarṇikā.