वाराणस्यां पांचनदे त्र्यहं स्नातास्तु कार्तिके । अमी ते शुद्धवपुषः पुण्यभाजोतिनिर्मलाः
vārāṇasyāṃ pāṃcanade tryahaṃ snātāstu kārtike | amī te śuddhavapuṣaḥ puṇyabhājotinirmalāḥ
Sa Vārāṇasī, sa Pañcanada, yaong naligo sa loob ng tatlong araw sa buwan ng Kārtika—sila’y nagiging dalisay ang katawan, tagapagmana ng dakilang kabutihan, at lubhang walang dungis.
Skanda
Tirtha: Pañcanada (Kāśī)
Type: ghat
Listener: Pilgrims/ṛṣis within the narrative frame (Kāśī-māhātmya audience)
Scene: Dawn on the Gaṅgā in Kāśī: pilgrims performing three-day Kārtika snāna at Pañcanada, with lamps, lotuses, and priests chanting; the city’s ghāṭs and temples glow in misty light.
Kārtika observances in Kāśī, especially tīrtha-bathing, confer exceptional purity and merit.
Pañcanada tīrtha in Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) is praised.
Bathe at Pañcanada in Kāśī for three days during the month of Kārtika.