Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 59
घट्टान्पुण्यतटिन्यादेर्बंधयंति शिलादिभिः । तोयार्थिसुखसिद्ध्यर्थं ये नरास्तेत्र भोगिनः
ghaṭṭānpuṇyataṭinyāderbaṃdhayaṃti śilādibhiḥ | toyārthisukhasiddhyarthaṃ ye narāstetra bhoginaḥ
جو لوگ مقدّس دریاؤں اور دیگر پاکیزہ آبی مقامات پر پتھروں وغیرہ سے گھاٹ (نہانے کی سیڑھیاں) بناتے ہیں، پانی کے طالبوں کی آسائش اور مراد کی تکمیل کے لیے—وہ اس مبارک دھام میں نعمتوں کے بھوگی بنتے ہیں۔
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā-ghāṭas of Kāśī (generalized to puṇya-taṭinīs)
Type: ghat
Listener: Ṛṣis/śrotṛ-gaṇa (contextual)
Scene: Pilgrims descend newly built stone steps into a sacred river; masons place slabs; donors offer waterpots and lamps; the river glows at dawn with temple spires behind.
FAQs
Public service done for pilgrims—especially ensuring access to sacred water—becomes a powerful source of merit and auspicious reward.
Kāśī’s sacred riverfront culture (ghāṭas on holy rivers), a hallmark of Kāśī Māhātmya within the Skanda Purāṇa.
Constructing ghāṭas/bathing access on holy waters as a form of dharmic dāna-sevā (charitable infrastructure for pilgrims).