Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 58
गंगाजलांतस्तिष्ठंति कलिकल्मषभीतितः । अतएव हि संसेव्या कलौ गंगेष्टसिद्धिदा
gaṃgājalāṃtastiṣṭhaṃti kalikalmaṣabhītitaḥ | ataeva hi saṃsevyā kalau gaṃgeṣṭasiddhidā
کلی یُگ کے گناہوں کے خوف سے (الٰہی قوتیں) گنگا کے پانی کے اندر ٹھہرتی ہیں۔ اسی لیے کلی میں گنگا کی دل سے خدمت کرنی چاہیے، کیونکہ وہ مطلوبہ سِدھیاں عطا کرتی ہے۔
Skanda
Tirtha: Gaṅgā (especially in Kāśī)
Type: river
Scene: Personified Gaṅgā as a radiant goddess seated upon a makara, her waters glowing; subtle ‘siddhis’ or divine energies entering and abiding within the river, while pilgrims perform sevā at ghāṭas under a Kali-yuga sky.
FAQs
In Kali-yuga, Gaṅgā is affirmed as an accessible refuge of purification and siddhi, especially when approached with reverence and service.
Gaṅgā within the Kāśī region—Gaṅgā’s waters are presented as the concentrated seat of sanctity in the age of Kali.
The prescription is ‘saṃsevanā’—devotional attendance such as visiting, honoring, and reverently engaging with Gaṅgā (commonly through snāna, ācamana, and prayer).