Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 70
स्वर्धुन्यथ ततः प्राप्ता भगीरथसमागमात् । अतीव पुण्यवज्जातमतस्तत्तीर्थमुत्तमम्
svardhunyatha tataḥ prāptā bhagīrathasamāgamāt | atīva puṇyavajjātamatastattīrthamuttamam
ତାପରେ ଭଗୀରଥଙ୍କ ଆଗମନ ଓ ପ୍ରୟାସରୁ ସ୍ୱର୍ଧୁନୀ ଗଙ୍ଗା ସେଠାକୁ ପହଞ୍ଚିଲେ; ତେଣୁ ସେ ତୀର୍ଥ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ପୁଣ୍ୟବାନ, ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ଉତ୍ତମ ହେଲା।
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Daśāśvamedha (as Gaṅgā-connected uttama tīrtha)
Type: ghat
Scene: Gaṅgā (Svardhunī) flowing into the Kāśī tīrtha, with Bhagīratha in austerity posture; the river’s descent depicted as luminous, transforming the site into an ‘uttama tīrtha’ with pilgrims bathing.
FAQs
When the Gaṅgā’s purifying presence unites with a kṣetra’s inherent sanctity, the merit of that place becomes incomparable.
The Daśāśvamedha tīrtha-zone in Kāśī, made ‘uttama’ by Gaṅgā’s presence.
No explicit rule is stated; the verse implies enhanced puṇya through Gaṅgā-related practices such as snāna and tīrtha-sevā.