Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 5
स्नात्वा विशालतीर्थे वै विशालाक्षीं प्रणम्य च । विशालां लभते लक्ष्मीं परत्रेह च शर्मदाम्
snātvā viśālatīrthe vai viśālākṣīṃ praṇamya ca | viśālāṃ labhate lakṣmīṃ paratreha ca śarmadām
Sesungguhnya, setelah mandi suci di Viśāla Tīrtha dan menunduk hormat kepada Dewi Viśālākṣī, seseorang memperoleh lakṣmī yang luas serta kebajikan yang mendamaikan—di sini dan di alam kemudian.
Skanda
Tirtha: Viśāla Tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Agastya (Kumbhaja)
Scene: Pilgrims descend the ghāṭa steps into the Gaṅgā at dawn, then turn with wet garments to bow before Viśālākṣī’s sanctum; offerings of flowers, lamps, and red cloth evoke prosperity and peace.
FAQs
Pilgrimage becomes fruitful when joined with devotion: tīrtha-snān and reverent prostration bring both worldly well-being and spiritual assurance.
Viśālatīrtha in Kāśī and the goddess Viśālākṣī associated with it.
Bathed at Viśālatīrtha (snāna) and bow to Viśālākṣī (praṇāma).