Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 75
तपोमयी तपोरूपा तपःस्तोम फलप्रदा । त्रैलोक्यव्यापिनी तृप्तिस्तृप्तिकृत्तत्त्वरूपिणी
tapomayī taporūpā tapaḥstoma phalapradā | trailokyavyāpinī tṛptistṛptikṛttattvarūpiṇī
அவள் தவமயி, தவத்தின் வடிவமே; தவக்கூட்டத்தின் பலன் அளிப்பவள். மும்முலகிலும் நிறைந்து அவள் திருப்தியே—திருப்தி அளிப்பவள்—மற்றும் தத்துவத்தின் உருவம்.
Skanda
Tirtha: Gaṅgā in Kāśī as Tapomayī
Type: ghat
Listener: Ṛṣi audience in frame
Scene: Ascetics on Kāśī’s riverbank performing japa and meditation; Gaṅgā appears as a radiant ascetic-goddess with a water-pot, her stream forming a subtle mandala labeled ‘tattva’; pilgrims receive blessings as their ‘tapas’ glows like inner fire.
FAQs
Gaṅgā is presented as tapas made visible—approaching her with reverence perfects spiritual effort and brings deep fulfillment.
The Gaṅgā-tīrtha of Kāśī, understood as a place where austerity and grace converge.
No explicit prescription; the verse implies that tīrtha-sevā and stuti can yield the fruits of tapas.