Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 48
भगवन्सर्वगोपीह तिष्ठ पंचनदे ह्रदे । हिताय सर्व जंतूनां मुमुक्षूणां विशेषतः
bhagavansarvagopīha tiṣṭha paṃcanade hrade | hitāya sarva jaṃtūnāṃ mumukṣūṇāṃ viśeṣataḥ
اے ہر جگہ موجود بھگوان! آپ یہاں پنچنَد ہرد میں ٹھہریں، سب جانداروں کی بھلائی کے لیے، اور خاص طور پر اُن کے لیے جو موکش کے طالب ہیں۔
Agnibindu
Tirtha: Pañcanada-hrada
Type: kund
Listener: Frame-audience
Scene: At a lotus-filled sacred pond, the sage gestures toward the waters and surrounding ghāṭa, beseeching Viṣṇu to remain; pilgrims in the distance perform snāna and offer lamps, suggesting future benefit.
FAQs
A true devotee seeks not only personal gain but a divine presence that uplifts all beings—especially liberation-seekers.
Pañcanada Hrada (the sacred lake/pond called Pañcanada) in Kāśī.
No explicit rite is stated, but the verse frames Pañcanada Hrada as a liberation-oriented tirtha where the Lord’s abiding presence benefits pilgrims.