Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 92
चांद्रायणसहस्रं तु यः कुर्याद्देहशोधनम् । गंगामृतं पिबेद्यस्तु तयोर्गंगाबुपोऽधिकः
cāṃdrāyaṇasahasraṃ tu yaḥ kuryāddehaśodhanam | gaṃgāmṛtaṃ pibedyastu tayorgaṃgābupo'dhikaḥ
جو ہزار چندرایَن ورت کر کے بدن کو پاک کرے، وہ تو جسم کی پاکیزگی پاتا ہے؛ مگر جو گنگا کے امرت جیسے جل کو پی لے، وہ ان دونوں سے بھی بڑھ کر ثواب والا کہا گیا ہے۔
Skanda
Tirtha: Gaṅgā-jala (amṛta)
Type: ghat
Listener: Hara (Śiva) addressed in the verse
Scene: A devotee performs Cāndrāyaṇa austerity in the background (moon phases), contrasted with a simple act of sipping Gaṅgā-water that radiates nectar-like light.
FAQs
Divine grace mediated through Gaṅgā is exalted above even severe penances, emphasizing tīrtha’s salvific power.
Gaṅgā-tīrtha, with Kāśī as the implied sacred setting of the discourse.
Cāndrāyaṇa (a lunar-cycle vow) is referenced; drinking Gaṅgā-water (gaṅgā-pāna) is praised as even more meritorious.