Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 17
आदित्यकेशवं नाम तदग्रे तीर्थमुत्तमम् । कृताभिषेकस्तत्रापि लभेत्स्वर्गाभिषेचनम्
ādityakeśavaṃ nāma tadagre tīrthamuttamam | kṛtābhiṣekastatrāpi labhetsvargābhiṣecanam
அதற்கு அடுத்து ‘ஆதித்ய-கேசவ’ எனப்படும் சிறந்த தீர்த்தம் உள்ளது. அங்கு அபிஷேகம் செய்தவன் சொர்க்கத்தில் அபிஷேகப் பெருமை பெறுவான்.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Āditya-Keśava-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Scene: At dawn, the sun rises over the Ganga; a pilgrim performs ablution at Āditya-Keśava-tīrtha while offering arghya; above, a radiant solar disc merges iconographically with Keśava’s presence, suggesting a ‘heavenly coronation/abhiṣeka’.
FAQs
Ritual consecration performed at a sanctified locus is said to elevate one’s destiny, reflecting the Purāṇic link between tīrtha and higher worlds.
Āditya-Keśava-tīrtha in Kāśī.
Abhiṣeka—ritual bathing/ablution performed at the tīrtha.