देवालयेषु ये दद्युर्बहुधारागलंतिकाः । तीर्थे वा करहर्तारस्तीर्थमार्गावनेजका
devālayeṣu ye dadyurbahudhārāgalaṃtikāḥ | tīrthe vā karahartārastīrthamārgāvanejakā
Yaong sa mga templo ay nagkakaloob ng mga sisidlang nagbubuhos ng tubig sa maraming agos, at yaong sa mga tīrtha ay nag-aalis ng dumi at naglilinis ng mga landas ng paglalakbay—sila man ay pinararangalan bilang mga lingkod ng dharma.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (temple precincts and tīrtha-mārga)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Inside a Kāśī temple courtyard, devotees set up a multi-spouted water vessel for ritual use; outside, volunteers sweep ghāṭa steps and clear refuse from the pilgrimage road.
Maintaining sacred spaces—water provisions in temples and cleanliness at tīrthas—is itself a meritorious spiritual act.
The tīrthas and temples within Kāśī’s sacred geography, emphasizing their upkeep as dharma.
Providing multi-stream water-pouring vessels in temples and cleaning/refuse-removal on tīrtha paths.
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