Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 14
तपांसि तेन तप्तानि सर्वदानप्रदः स च । स प्राप्त योगनियमो यस्तु गंगां निषेवते
tapāṃsi tena taptāni sarvadānapradaḥ sa ca | sa prāpta yoganiyamo yastu gaṃgāṃ niṣevate
ผู้ใดเข้าพึ่งพระคงคาด้วยศรัทธา ตบะของผู้นั้นประหนึ่งได้บำเพ็ญครบถ้วน เขาย่อมเป็นผู้ให้ทานทั้งปวง และบรรลุวินัยนียมะแห่งโยคะ
Skanda
Tirtha: Gaṅgā (Kāśī)
Type: ghat
Scene: A pilgrim after Gaṅgā-snāna sits in meditation on the steps; around him appear symbolic triads: a glowing ascetic fire (tapas), hands offering alms (dāna), and a yogic diagram/rosary (niyama), all emanating from the river’s light.
FAQs
Approaching Gaṅgā with devotion matures one’s inner discipline, charity-mindedness, and yogic restraint.
The Gaṅgā in Kāśī, praised as bestowing the fruits of tapas, dāna, and yoga.
Gaṅgā-niṣevā is recommended implicitly as a practice whose fruit equals austerity, charity, and yogic observance.