भूरिशः सर्वतीर्थानि मध्य काशि पदेपदे । परं पांचनदः कैश्चिन्महिमानापि कुत्रचित्
bhūriśaḥ sarvatīrthāni madhya kāśi padepade | paraṃ pāṃcanadaḥ kaiścinmahimānāpi kutracit
Ngay giữa lòng Kāśī, mỗi bước chân đều có vô số tīrtha. Dẫu vậy, Pañcanada vẫn tối thượng; có người nói rằng uy linh của nó không nơi nào sánh kịp.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Pañcanada (supreme within Kāśī)
Type: sangam
Scene: A panoramic Kāśī vista: innumerable small tīrtha markers along winding lanes and ghats; at the center, Pañcanada shines brighter, drawing pilgrims like a magnet of sanctity.
Kāśī is saturated with sanctity, yet certain nodes (like Pañcanada) are extolled as exceptionally potent.
Pañcanada Tīrtha, praised as preeminent among Kāśī’s many tīrthas.
No explicit rite is stated here; it functions as tīrtha-ranking within Kāśī’s sacred map.