तव तत्र तु यत्कुंडमगस्तीश्वरसन्निधौ । तत्र स्नात्वा च पीत्वा च कृतसर्वोदकक्रियः
tava tatra tu yatkuṃḍamagastīśvarasannidhau | tatra snātvā ca pītvā ca kṛtasarvodakakriyaḥ
اور وہاں اگستیہیشور کے قرب میں تمہارا جو کنڈ ہے—اس میں اشنان کر کے اور اس کا جل پی کر انسان گویا تمام آبی رسومات پوری کر لیتا ہے۔
Skanda
Tirtha: Agastīśvara-sannidhi Kuṇḍa (name not specified in verse)
Type: kund
Listener: Agastya
Scene: A serene stone-lined kuṇḍa beside the Agastīśvara shrine; a pilgrim bathes and then sips the water with cupped hands; subtle aura indicates completion of many rites.
Kāśī’s tīrthas are portrayed as spiritually complete—one act there can equal the merit of many ritual water-ceremonies elsewhere.
A kuṇḍa (sacred pond) near Agastīśvara in Kāśī.
Snāna (bathing) and pāna (drinking) of the tīrtha-water, conferring the fruit of ‘all water-rites’ (sarvodaka-kriyā).