Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 46
स्मरणादपि पापौघो ज्ञानोदस्य क्षयेद्ध्रुवम् । दर्शनात्स्पर्शनात्स्नानात्पानाद्धर्मादिसंभवः
smaraṇādapi pāpaugho jñānodasya kṣayeddhruvam | darśanātsparśanātsnānātpānāddharmādisaṃbhavaḥ
Dẫu chỉ tưởng niệm Jñānoda, dòng thác tội lỗi cũng chắc chắn tiêu tan. Nhờ chiêm bái, chạm đến, tắm gội nơi ấy và uống nước ấy, dharma cùng các phúc lành khác liền sinh khởi.
Skanda (deduced from Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue context)
Tirtha: Jñānoda
Type: ghat
Scene: Pilgrims progress through five acts: remembering (hands in añjali), seeing the ghat, touching the water, bathing, and sipping; dark clouds of sin disperse, while a bright ‘dharma’ lotus blooms.
FAQs
Sacred geography works through multiple modes—memory, sight, touch, bath, and drinking—each generating purification and dharmic merit.
Jñānoda Tīrtha in Kāśī, whose remembrance and waters are said to destroy sins.
Darśana (visiting/seeing), sparśa (touching), snāna (bathing), and pāna (drinking the tīrtha water).