Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 98
तीरे स्वर्गतरंगिण्या उत्तरे चाभयप्रदात् । स्थूलदंतो गणेशानः स्थूलाः सिद्धीर्दिशेत्सताम्
tīre svargataraṃgiṇyā uttare cābhayapradāt | sthūladaṃto gaṇeśānaḥ sthūlāḥ siddhīrdiśetsatām
ஸ்வர்கதரங்கிணியின் கரையில், அபயப்ரதத்தின் வடக்கில், ஸ்தூலதந்தன் எனும் கணேசன் இருக்கிறான்; நல்லோர்க்கு பெரும் சித்திகளை அருள்வான்।
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Svargataraṅgiṇī-tīra (near Abhayapradā)
Type: ghat
Scene: Sthūladanta Gaṇeśa shrine on a riverbank; calm waters with ‘heavenly waves’ imagery; pilgrims seeking ‘great siddhis’ with composed faces.
FAQs
Virtue joined with pilgrimage in Kāśī is rewarded—Gaṇeśa’s localized forms grant ‘substantial’ siddhis to the righteous.
Svargataraṅgiṇī’s bank area in Kāśī, described relative to Abhayaprada.
Implicit darśana and worship at the shrine of Sthūladanta; no detailed ritual steps are specified.