Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 59
चराचरेषु सर्वेषु यावंतश्च सचेतनाः । तावंतः स्नांति मध्याह्ने मणिकर्णी जलेमले
carācareṣu sarveṣu yāvaṃtaśca sacetanāḥ | tāvaṃtaḥ snāṃti madhyāhne maṇikarṇī jalemale
Trong hết thảy loài hữu tình và vô tình, hễ bao nhiêu chúng sinh có tri giác, bấy nhiêu đều tắm vào chính ngọ trong dòng nước thanh tịnh không vẩn đục của Maṇikarṇī.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Maṇikarṇī / Maṇikarṇikā
Type: ghat
Listener: Brāhmaṇas/seekers
Scene: A panoramic vision: innumerable beings—humans, devas, sages, animals, birds, subtle luminous forms—converge at midday to bathe in Maṇikarṇikā’s spotless waters; the river shines like liquid crystal under the zenith sun.
FAQs
A supreme tīrtha is portrayed as cosmically inclusive—its purity draws all conscious life toward purification.
Māṇikarṇikā (also called Maṇikarṇī) in Kāśī.
Midday bathing (snāna) in the pure waters of Māṇikarṇikā.