Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 8
लिंगानि परितस्ताभिः स्वनाम्नास्थापि तान्यपि । तेषां संदर्शनात्पुंसां तासां स्नानफलं भवेत्
liṃgāni paritastābhiḥ svanāmnāsthāpi tānyapi | teṣāṃ saṃdarśanātpuṃsāṃ tāsāṃ snānaphalaṃ bhavet
Dan di sekeliling Mahā Liṅga itu, sungai-sungai tersebut juga menegakkan liṅga yang menyandang nama mereka sendiri. Dengan sekadar memandangnya (darśana), seseorang memperoleh pahala yang sama seperti mandi suci di sungai-sungai itu.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa context, Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: River-named liṅgas around Triviṣṭapa (e.g., Sarasvatīśvara, Yamuneśa, Narmadeśa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A central great liṅga with a ring of smaller liṅgas, each subtly marked by river emblems (waves, lotuses, fish) and attended by river-devis; pilgrims stand with folded hands, receiving merit through mere sight.
FAQs
In Kāśī, sacred sight (darśana) itself becomes a purifier, granting tīrtha-merit even without physical bathing.
The cluster of river-associated Liṅgas established around the Triviṣṭapa Liṅga in Kāśī.
Pilgrimage-darśana: simply visiting and seeing these Liṅgas is said to confer the fruit of bathing in the corresponding rivers.