Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 120
एषा मत्स्योदरी रम्या यत्स्नातो मानवोत्तमः । मातुर्जातूदरदरीं न विशेदेष निश्चयः
eṣā matsyodarī ramyā yatsnāto mānavottamaḥ | māturjātūdaradarīṃ na viśedeṣa niścayaḥ
Tīrtha duyên dáng này là Matsyodarī: bậc thiện nhân tắm tại đây sẽ không còn phải bước vào khe thai mẹ nữa—đó là điều chắc thật.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Matsyodarī
Type: kund
Scene: A serene bathing spot named Matsyodarī—clear steps to the water, pilgrims entering with folded hands; the narration emphasizes the certainty of freedom from re-entering the mother’s womb.
FAQs
Kāśī’s tīrthas are described as liberation-giving; bathing with faith is linked to release from the cycle of rebirth.
Matsyodarī tīrtha in Kāśī.
Snāna (ritual bathing) at Matsyodarī is implied as the means to attain the stated fruit (freedom from re-entry into the womb).