Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 76
ब्राह्मणा जंगमं तीर्थं निर्मितं सार्वभौमिकम् । येषां वाक्योदकेनैव शुद्ध्यंति मलिना जनाः
brāhmaṇā jaṃgamaṃ tīrthaṃ nirmitaṃ sārvabhaumikam | yeṣāṃ vākyodakenaiva śuddhyaṃti malinā janāḥ
برہمن چلتا پھرتا تیرتھ ہیں، جو سارے جگت کے لیے قائم کیے گئے؛ اُن کے کلام کے آب ہی سے آلودہ لوگ پاک ہو جاتے ہیں۔
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim approaches a seated brāhmaṇa teacher near a Kāśī ghat; the teacher’s spoken words are visualized as a clear stream washing away dark stains from the pilgrim’s aura—‘vāk-udaka’ as purifying water.
FAQs
True purification comes through contact with dharma—especially the guidance and blessing of the wise, whose speech is likened to sacred water.
Kāśī’s dharmic ecosystem is praised: alongside rivers and shrines, saintly Brāhmaṇas function as living tīrthas.
Seek instruction, blessings, and right counsel from Brāhmaṇas; their ‘vākya’ is presented as a purifier comparable to tīrtha-water.