Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 23
गंगा हि सर्वभूतानामिहामुत्र फलप्रदा । भावानुरूपतो विष्णो सदा सर्वजगद्धिता
gaṃgā hi sarvabhūtānāmihāmutra phalapradā | bhāvānurūpato viṣṇo sadā sarvajagaddhitā
بے شک گنگا سب جانداروں کو یہاں بھی اور آخرت میں بھی پھل عطا کرتی ہے۔ اے وشنو! بھاؤ کے مطابق وہ نتیجہ بخشتی ہے اور ہمیشہ سارے جگت کی بھلائی کرتی ہے۔
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa often Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Gaṅgā personified as a luminous goddess flowing through the worlds, offering boons to diverse beings—ascetics, householders, the poor, and pilgrims—each receiving a different ‘fruit’ matching their bhāva; Viṣṇu is invoked as witness.
FAQs
Gaṅgā’s grace is universal and yields results in this life and the next, shaped by the devotee’s inner intention (bhāva).
Gaṅgā herself as a living tīrtha whose benefits extend across worlds.
No specific rite is mandated; the verse stresses bhāva (devotional intention) as the key factor in receiving Gaṅgā’s fruits.