Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 14
तपांसि तेन तप्तानि सर्वदानप्रदः स च । स प्राप्त योगनियमो यस्तु गंगां निषेवते
tapāṃsi tena taptāni sarvadānapradaḥ sa ca | sa prāpta yoganiyamo yastu gaṃgāṃ niṣevate
جو شخص عقیدت سے گنگا کا سہارا لیتا ہے، اس کے تپسیا گویا پوری ہو جاتی ہے؛ وہ ہر طرح کے دان کا داتا بنتا ہے اور یوگ کے نیَم و ضابطے پا لیتا ہے۔
Skanda
Tirtha: Gaṅgā (Kāśī)
Type: ghat
Scene: A pilgrim after Gaṅgā-snāna sits in meditation on the steps; around him appear symbolic triads: a glowing ascetic fire (tapas), hands offering alms (dāna), and a yogic diagram/rosary (niyama), all emanating from the river’s light.
FAQs
Approaching Gaṅgā with devotion matures one’s inner discipline, charity-mindedness, and yogic restraint.
The Gaṅgā in Kāśī, praised as bestowing the fruits of tapas, dāna, and yoga.
Gaṅgā-niṣevā is recommended implicitly as a practice whose fruit equals austerity, charity, and yogic observance.