गंगातीरे स्वशक्त्या यः कुर्याद्देवालयं सुधीः । अन्यतीर्थप्रतिष्ठातो भवेत्कोटिगुणं फलं
gaṃgātīre svaśaktyā yaḥ kuryāddevālayaṃ sudhīḥ | anyatīrthapratiṣṭhāto bhavetkoṭiguṇaṃ phalaṃ
جو دانا شخص اپنی استطاعت کے مطابق گنگا کے کنارے دیوالیہ (مندر) بنائے، اسے کسی اور تیرتھ میں قائم کرنے کے مقابلے میں کروڑ گنا زیادہ پھل حاصل ہوتا ہے۔
Skanda
Tirtha: Gaṅgā-tīra (Kāśī)
Type: ghat
Scene: On the Gaṅgā bank, patrons and artisans raise a small temple; priests perform consecration rites; the river flows beside, symbolizing enduring merit.
Sacred place amplifies sacred action; temple-building at Gaṅgā’s edge is portrayed as uniquely fruitful.
The Gaṅgā bank in Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) is extolled as surpassing other tīrthas for temple consecration.
Constructing and establishing (pratiṣṭhā) a devālaya, done within one’s means (svaśaktyā).