शिवतीर्थमिदं प्रोक्तं ज्ञानतीर्थमिदं शुभम् । तारकाख्यमिदं तीर्थं मोक्षतीर्थमिदं धुवम्
śivatīrthamidaṃ proktaṃ jñānatīrthamidaṃ śubham | tārakākhyamidaṃ tīrthaṃ mokṣatīrthamidaṃ dhuvam
Ito’y ipinahayag na isang Śiva-tīrtha; ang mapalad na pook na ito’y isang tīrtha ng kaalaman. Ang tīrthang ito’y tanyag bilang ‘Tāraka’, at tunay na isang tīrthang nagkakaloob ng mokṣa.
Skanda (deduced from Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue context)
Tirtha: Tāraka (Jñānoda)
Type: ghat
Scene: A single tirtha is shown as fourfold: Śiva-linga presence, a radiant ‘knowledge’ light, a guiding star/boat motif for Tāraka, and an open gateway symbolizing mokṣa; pilgrims bow at the water’s edge.
A single Kāśī tīrtha can embody multiple powers—Śiva’s presence, knowledge, and liberation—when approached with faith and discipline.
The Jñānoda/Tāraka tīrtha in Kāśī, explicitly praised as a Śiva-tīrtha and mokṣa-tīrtha.
No specific rite is prescribed here; the verse primarily assigns names and salvific status to the tīrtha.
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