अचिंत्यशक्तिरनघाऽद्भुतरूपाऽघहारिणी । अद्रिराजसुताऽष्टांगयोगसिद्धिप्रदाऽच्युता
aciṃtyaśaktiranaghā'dbhutarūpā'ghahāriṇī | adrirājasutā'ṣṭāṃgayogasiddhipradā'cyutā
अचिन्त्यशक्तिरनघाऽद्भुतरूपाऽघहारिणी। अद्रिराजसुताऽष्टाङ्गयोगसिद्धिप्रदाऽच्युता॥
Skanda (contextual attribution within Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā (Adrīrāja-sutā) in Kāśī
Type: river
Scene: A sweeping vision: Gaṅgā as radiant goddess descending from snowy Himalaya peaks, her power inconceivable; in Kāśī she washes away sin while yogins practice aṣṭāṅga on the ghāṭs.
Gaṅgā is celebrated as a purifier whose grace supports both dharmic cleansing (sin-removal) and yogic accomplishment (aṣṭāṅga-yoga).
Gaṅgā as tīrtha within Kāśī, while also recalling her Himalayan origin as part of her sacred geography.
No explicit ritual is stated; the verse frames Gaṅgā worship as conducive to purification and yogic siddhi.