Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 80
स्नात्वा भागीरथी तीर्थे कृत्वा श्राद्धं विधानवित् । दत्त्वा दानं च पात्रेभ्यो न भूयो गर्भभाग्भवेत्
snātvā bhāgīrathī tīrthe kṛtvā śrāddhaṃ vidhānavit | dattvā dānaṃ ca pātrebhyo na bhūyo garbhabhāgbhavet
بھاگیرتھی تیرتھ میں اشنان کرکے، شاستری ودھی کے مطابق شرادھ ادا کرکے، اور اہل پاتر کو دان دے کر—انسان پھر رحمِ مادر میں جنم لینے کا مستحق نہیں رہتا۔
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Bhāgīrathī-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: null
Scene: A pilgrim completes a sequence at the Gaṅgā ghāṭ: bathing at dawn, then performing śrāddha with piṇḍa and tila-water offerings, then giving dāna to a learned brāhmaṇa; the river glows, suggesting cessation of rebirth.
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Liberation is tied to a complete dharmic pattern: purification (snāna), ancestral duty (śrāddha), and generosity (dāna).
Bhāgīrathī Tīrtha on the Gaṅgā in Kāśī.
Bathing at the tīrtha, performing śrāddha with proper procedure, and giving dāna to worthy recipients.