Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 4
भूतं भावि भवच्चापि संशयं मा वृथा कृथाः । इत्युक्त्वा पुनराहेशो गंगामाहात्म्यमुत्तमम्
bhūtaṃ bhāvi bhavaccāpi saṃśayaṃ mā vṛthā kṛthāḥ | ityuktvā punarāheśo gaṃgāmāhātmyamuttamam
ଭୂତ, ଭବିଷ୍ୟତ ଓ ବର୍ତ୍ତମାନ—ଏହି ବିଷୟରେ ବ୍ୟର୍ଥ ସନ୍ଦେହ କରନି। ଏହା କହି ପ୍ରଭୁ ପୁନର୍ବାର ଗଙ୍ଗାର ଉତ୍ତମ ମାହାତ୍ମ୍ୟ ବର୍ଣ୍ଣନା କଲେ।
Śiva
Tirtha: Gaṅgā
Type: river
Listener: Pārvatī
Scene: Śiva concludes a firm admonition against doubt about past/future/present and turns to narrate the supreme greatness of Gaṅgā.
FAQs
Faithful listening to sacred narration is encouraged; needless skepticism is discouraged when the teaching is rooted in dharma tradition.
Gaṅgā as the preeminent tīrtha, particularly as celebrated in Kāśī Khaṇḍa.
No explicit rite; it signals the beginning/continuation of Gaṅgā’s praise and sacred account.