Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 4
भूतं भावि भवच्चापि संशयं मा वृथा कृथाः । इत्युक्त्वा पुनराहेशो गंगामाहात्म्यमुत्तमम्
bhūtaṃ bhāvi bhavaccāpi saṃśayaṃ mā vṛthā kṛthāḥ | ityuktvā punarāheśo gaṃgāmāhātmyamuttamam
Dù là quá khứ, vị lai hay hiện tại—chớ gieo nghi ngờ một cách uổng công. Nói xong, Đấng Tối Thượng lại tiếp tục tuyên dương đại oai đức tối thượng của Gaṅgā.
Śiva
Tirtha: Gaṅgā
Type: river
Listener: Pārvatī
Scene: Śiva concludes a firm admonition against doubt about past/future/present and turns to narrate the supreme greatness of Gaṅgā.
FAQs
Faithful listening to sacred narration is encouraged; needless skepticism is discouraged when the teaching is rooted in dharma tradition.
Gaṅgā as the preeminent tīrtha, particularly as celebrated in Kāśī Khaṇḍa.
No explicit rite; it signals the beginning/continuation of Gaṅgā’s praise and sacred account.