कुश प्रतिकृतिं कृत्वा तीर्थवारिणि मज्जयेत् । मज्जयेच्च यमुद्दिश्य सोष्टमांशं लभेत वै
kuśa pratikṛtiṃ kṛtvā tīrthavāriṇi majjayet | majjayecca yamuddiśya soṣṭamāṃśaṃ labheta vai
କୁଶଘାସରେ ପ୍ରତିକୃତି ତିଆରି କରି ତାହାକୁ ତୀର୍ଥଜଳରେ ନିମଜ୍ଜିତ କରିବା ଉଚିତ। ଯମଙ୍କୁ ଉଦ୍ଦେଶ୍ୟ କରି ନିମଜ୍ଜନ କଲେ, ସେ ତୀର୍ଥପୁଣ୍ୟର ଅଷ୍ଟମାଂଶ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ପାଏ।
Skanda
Tirtha: Generic tīrtha-jala (within Kāśī)
Type: ghat
Listener: null
Scene: A pilgrim on the ghat crafts a small human-shaped effigy from kuśa grass, holds it with mantra, and gently immerses it into the tīrtha waters, contemplating Yama.
Even symbolic tīrtha-acts carry dharmic efficacy, though the merit is proportionate and graded.
Any tīrtha-water (tīrthavāri) recognized in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s sacred landscape.
Making a kuśa-grass effigy and immersing it in tīrtha waters, dedicating the act with Yama in mind.