स्कंद उवाच । ओंनमो गंगादेव्यै । ओंकाररूपिण्यजराऽतुलाऽनमताऽमृतस्रवा । अत्युदाराऽभयाऽशोकाऽलकनंदाऽमृताऽमला
skaṃda uvāca | oṃnamo gaṃgādevyai | oṃkārarūpiṇyajarā'tulā'namatā'mṛtasravā | atyudārā'bhayā'śokā'lakanaṃdā'mṛtā'malā
ସ୍କନ୍ଦ କହିଲେ—ଓଁ ଗଙ୍ଗାଦେବୀଙ୍କୁ ନମସ୍କାର। ଆପଣ ଓଁକାରରୂପିଣୀ, ଅଜରା, ଅତୁଳା; ନମନକାରୀଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଅମୃତଧାରା। ଅତ୍ୟୁଦାରା, ଅଭୟଦାୟିନୀ, ଶୋକହାରିଣୀ—ଅଲକନନ୍ଦା, ଅମୃତା, ଅମଲା।
Skanda
Reverent surrender to Gaṅgā is portrayed as a direct encounter with purity and nectar-like grace—fear and sorrow are dispelled through devotion.
Gaṅgā in the Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) sacred landscape—praised as the purifying, nectar-flowing divine river central to Kāśī-māhātmya.
No explicit rite is commanded here; the verse emphasizes namaskāra (bowing/salutation) to Gaṅgā as a devotional act.