Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 6
स्कंद उवाच । मुनऽत्र मैत्रावरुणे यथा देवेन भाषितम् । शुणु त्रिपथगामिन्या माहात्म्यं पातकापहम्
skaṃda uvāca | muna'tra maitrāvaruṇe yathā devena bhāṣitam | śuṇu tripathagāminyā māhātmyaṃ pātakāpaham
ஸ்கந்தன் கூறினான்—ஓ மைத்ராவருண முனிவரே! தேவன் எவ்வாறு உரைத்தானோ அதேபடி இங்கே கேளும்; திரிபதகாமினி (கங்கை) யின் பாவநாசக மஹாத்மியம்.
Skanda
Tirtha: Tripathagā Gaṅgā
Type: river
Listener: Agastya (Maitrāvaruṇa)
Scene: Skanda addresses Agastya (Maitrāvaruṇa), inviting him to listen to Gaṅgā’s sin-destroying greatness exactly as spoken by the Lord.
FAQs
Listening (śravaṇa) to tīrtha-māhātmya is itself dharmic: it orients the mind toward purification and pilgrimage faith.
Gaṅgā, praised as Tripathagāminī, central to Kāśī’s tīrtha identity.
A listening/recitation context is implied—hear the māhātmya as taught by authoritative tradition.