Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 32
यदा भागीरथी गंगा तत्र प्राप्ता सरिद्वरा । तदारभ्यार्चयेन्नित्यं तल्लिंगं स्वर्धुनी मुदा
yadā bhāgīrathī gaṃgā tatra prāptā saridvarā | tadārabhyārcayennityaṃ talliṃgaṃ svardhunī mudā
Từ khi Bhāgīrathī Gaṅgā—bậc nhất trong các dòng sông—đến nơi ấy, thì từ đó trở đi, dòng sông thiên giới hân hoan phụng thờ chính Liṅga ấy mỗi ngày.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa context, typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Bhāgīrathī Gaṅgā at Kāśī (near Cakrapuṣkariṇī/Jyotīrūpeśvara)
Type: ghat
Scene: The Gaṅgā personified as a radiant goddess (Svardhunī) offering flowers and water to a glowing liṅga at dawn; river currents shimmer like liquid light.
FAQs
The sanctity of Kāśī is affirmed by Gaṅgā herself, whose continual worship models daily devotion.
The site where Gaṅgā arrived in Kāśī, connected to the worship of the local Liṅga (Jyotīrūpeśvara context).
Nitya-arcana—daily worship of the Liṅga, presented as an ideal practice.