कुश प्रतिकृतिं कृत्वा तीर्थवारिणि मज्जयेत् । मज्जयेच्च यमुद्दिश्य सोष्टमांशं लभेत वै
kuśa pratikṛtiṃ kṛtvā tīrthavāriṇi majjayet | majjayecca yamuddiśya soṣṭamāṃśaṃ labheta vai
Gumawa ng anyong kinatawan mula sa damong kuśa at ilubog ito sa tubig ng tīrtha. Kapag inilubog ito na inaalala si Yama, tunay na makakamit niya ang ikawalong bahagi ng ganap na gantimpala ng tīrtha.
Skanda
Tirtha: Generic tīrtha-jala (within Kāśī)
Type: ghat
Listener: null
Scene: A pilgrim on the ghat crafts a small human-shaped effigy from kuśa grass, holds it with mantra, and gently immerses it into the tīrtha waters, contemplating Yama.
Even symbolic tīrtha-acts carry dharmic efficacy, though the merit is proportionate and graded.
Any tīrtha-water (tīrthavāri) recognized in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s sacred landscape.
Making a kuśa-grass effigy and immersing it in tīrtha waters, dedicating the act with Yama in mind.