Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 48
भगवन्सर्वगोपीह तिष्ठ पंचनदे ह्रदे । हिताय सर्व जंतूनां मुमुक्षूणां विशेषतः
bhagavansarvagopīha tiṣṭha paṃcanade hrade | hitāya sarva jaṃtūnāṃ mumukṣūṇāṃ viśeṣataḥ
హే సర్వవ్యాపి భగవన్! మీరు ఇక్కడ పంచనద హ్రదంలో నిలిచి ఉండండి—సర్వజీవుల హితార్థం, ముఖ్యంగా మోక్షార్థులను కాపాడుటకు।
Agnibindu
Tirtha: Pañcanada-hrada
Type: kund
Listener: Frame-audience
Scene: At a lotus-filled sacred pond, the sage gestures toward the waters and surrounding ghāṭa, beseeching Viṣṇu to remain; pilgrims in the distance perform snāna and offer lamps, suggesting future benefit.
FAQs
A true devotee seeks not only personal gain but a divine presence that uplifts all beings—especially liberation-seekers.
Pañcanada Hrada (the sacred lake/pond called Pañcanada) in Kāśī.
No explicit rite is stated, but the verse frames Pañcanada Hrada as a liberation-oriented tirtha where the Lord’s abiding presence benefits pilgrims.