श्रीकंठ सन्निधौ देवी महालक्ष्मीर्जगज्जनिः । स्नात्वा श्रीकुंड तीर्थे तु समर्च्या जगदंबिका
śrīkaṃṭha sannidhau devī mahālakṣmīrjagajjaniḥ | snātvā śrīkuṃḍa tīrthe tu samarcyā jagadaṃbikā
Gần Śrīkaṇṭha có Nữ Thần Mahālakṣmī, Đấng Mẹ sinh thành muôn loài. Sau khi tắm tại thánh địa Śrīkuṇḍa tīrtha, nên chí thành thờ phụng Jagadambikā ấy.
Skanda
Tirtha: Śrīkuṇḍa tīrtha (with Mahālakṣmī near Śrīkaṇṭha)
Type: kund
Scene: Pilgrims bathe at a small stepped tank (Śrīkuṇḍa) near a Śiva precinct (Śrīkaṇṭha), then approach a shrine of Mahālakṣmī as Jagadambā with lotus and pot of abundance; the scene blends purity and prosperity.
Pilgrimage in Kāśī is completed through tīrtha-snān and Devī-arcana, uniting purity and devotion.
Śrīkuṇḍa Tīrtha and the Mahālakṣmī shrine near Śrīkaṇṭha in Kāśī.
First snāna (bathing) at Śrīkuṇḍa Tīrtha, then samarcana (worship) of Mahālakṣmī (Jagadambikā).