Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 8
प्रत्यक्षरूपिणी गंगा तेन दृष्टा न संशयः । कलौ सुदुर्लभा गंगा सर्वकल्मषहारिणी
pratyakṣarūpiṇī gaṃgā tena dṛṣṭā na saṃśayaḥ | kalau sudurlabhā gaṃgā sarvakalmaṣahāriṇī
اس نے گنگا کو عین ظاہر صورت میں دیکھ لیا—اس میں کوئی شک نہیں۔ کلی یگ میں گنگا کا پانا نہایت دشوار ہے، حالانکہ وہ ہر آلودگی کو دور کرنے والی ہے۔
Skanda
Tirtha: Gaṅgā (Kāśī) in relation to Gaṅgeśvara
Type: river
Scene: Gaṅgā appears as both river and goddess: shimmering waters at dawn; the devotee, having seen Gaṅgeśvara, is shown beholding Gaṅgā’s 'visible form'—a luminous, compassionate presence washing away dark stains representing kalmaṣa.
FAQs
Gaṅgā’s purifying power remains absolute, yet Kali-yuga conditions make genuine access and recognition of sacred presence more rare.
Gaṅgā in the Kāśī milieu, connected to Gaṅgeśvara darśana.
Implicitly, seek Gaṅgā’s darśana and purification; no specific procedural rite is detailed in this verse.