Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 7
दृष्टप्रत्ययकारीणि महामहिम भांज्यपि । परं स्वर्गतरंगिण्याः कोट्यंशोपि न तत्र वै
dṛṣṭapratyayakārīṇi mahāmahima bhāṃjyapi | paraṃ svargataraṃgiṇyāḥ koṭyaṃśopi na tatra vai
दृष्टप्रत्ययकारीण्यपि महामहिमयुक्तानि तीर्थजलानि यत्र सन्ति, तत्रापि स्वर्गतरङ्गिण्या गङ्गायाः परमहिम्नः कोट्यंशोऽपि न विद्यते।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda instructing Agastya)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā (Svargataraṅgiṇī/Jāhnavī)
Type: river
Scene: A sage narrates the incomparable glory of Gaṅgā; other rivers/tīrthas appear as faint, distant streams while Gaṅgā shines like a celestial torrent descending from heaven.
FAQs
Among all tīrthas, Gaṅgā is proclaimed supremely potent; her greatness surpasses others beyond ordinary measure.
Gaṅgā—the heavenly river—especially as praised within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa context.
No specific rite is prescribed here; the verse establishes Gaṅgā’s unmatched mahātmya as the basis for later practice.