Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 26
अपि दूरस्थितस्यापि गंगामाहात्म्यवेदिनः । अयोग्यस्यापि गोविंदभक्त्या गंगा प्रसीदति
api dūrasthitasyāpi gaṃgāmāhātmyavedinaḥ | ayogyasyāpi goviṃdabhaktyā gaṃgā prasīdati
جو شخص دور بھی ہو، اگر وہ گنگا کی مہاتمیا کو جانتا ہو—خواہ نااہل ہی کیوں نہ ہو—گووند کی بھکتی سے گنگا اس پر مہربان ہو جاتی ہے۔
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa often Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā (prasāda through smaraṇa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee far from the Gaṅgā—perhaps in a village home—listens to Gaṅgā-māhātmya and chants Govinda’s name; a visionary stream of Gaṅgā’s light reaches them, signifying her grace despite distance and personal unfitness.
FAQs
Gaṅgā’s compassion is accessible even at a distance; knowledge of her māhātmya and devotion to Govinda draw her grace.
Gaṅgā is glorified as a tīrtha whose power reaches devotees even when they cannot physically approach.
Two practices are implied: remembering/knowing Gaṅgā’s māhātmya and cultivating Govinda-bhakti as the means to receive her favor.