नदीनदसरोमाता नायिका नाकदीर्घिका । नष्टोद्धरणधीरा च नंदनानंददायिनी
nadīnadasaromātā nāyikā nākadīrghikā | naṣṭoddharaṇadhīrā ca naṃdanānaṃdadāyinī
وہ دریاؤں، ندی نالوں اور جھیلوں کی ماں ہے؛ پیشوا نایکہ اور رہنما ہے۔ وہ دیولَوک کا ذخیرۂ آب ہے، کھوئی ہوئی چیز کو واپس دلانے میں دلیر و ثابت قدم، اور نندن کے سرور کی بخشنے والی ہے۔
Skanda
Tirtha: Gaṅgā in Kāśī (Ghāṭa-tīrthas)
Type: ghat
Listener: Sage interlocutor (not explicit)
Scene: A majestic river-goddess as universal mother, from whose flowing hair emerge rivers, streams, and lakes; she stands as a guiding heroine leading pilgrims along ghāṭa steps, lifting a fallen devotee from the waters, while a glimpse of Nandana-garden joy shines above.
The Divine Mother is both source and sustainer—restoring what is lost and granting higher joy through grace.
The Kāśīkhaṇḍa context links these water-and-restoration epithets to Kāśī’s tīrtha-culture and sacred geography.
None explicitly; the imagery supports tīrtha-oriented devotion (snāna, smaraṇa, and stuti) as implied practices.