Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 17
महामुण्डा प्रतीच्यां तु चतुःसागरवापिका । तस्यां स्नातो भवेत्स्नातः सागरेषु चतुर्ष्वपि
mahāmuṇḍā pratīcyāṃ tu catuḥsāgaravāpikā | tasyāṃ snāto bhavetsnātaḥ sāgareṣu caturṣvapi
மஹாமுண்டாவின் மேற்கில் ‘சதுஃஸாகர’ எனப்படும் குளம் உள்ளது. அதில் நீராடுபவன் நான்கு சமுத்திரங்களிலும் நீராடியவனாகக் கருதப்படுவான்.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration, typically to Agastya)
Tirtha: Catuḥsāgara-vāpikā
Type: kund
Scene: A serene pond with four symbolic ocean motifs at its edges; pilgrims descend steps for ritual bathing while priests chant; the western direction is emphasized with a setting-sun glow behind Kāśī’s skyline.
FAQs
A Kāśī tīrtha can concentrate the merit of vast pilgrimages—here, one bath is equated with bathing in the four oceans.
Catuḥsāgara-vāpikā, the ‘Four-Oceans’ pond to the west of Mahāmuṇḍā.
Snāna (ritual bathing) in the Catuḥsāgara pond.