Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 45
तदुत्तरे भद्रह्रदो गवां क्षीरेण पूरितः । कपिलानां सहस्रेण सम्यग्दत्तने यत्फलम्
taduttare bhadrahrado gavāṃ kṣīreṇa pūritaḥ | kapilānāṃ sahasreṇa samyagdattane yatphalam
Về phía bắc của đó là hồ cát tường Bhadrahrada, đầy ắp sữa bò. Bất cứ công đức nào phát sinh từ việc bố thí đúng pháp một ngàn con bò màu vàng nâu—
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Bhadrahrada
Type: kund
Scene: A serene sacred lake within Kāśī, its waters depicted as white like milk, with gentle ripples; symbolic kapilā cows appear on the bank. Pilgrims approach with folded hands, preparing for snāna; the northern direction is indicated by a subtle compass motif or temple alignment.
FAQs
Kāśī’s tīrthas are described as reservoirs of extraordinary merit, equated with major acts of charity like large-scale cow-gifts.
Bhadrahrada, a sacred lake/tīrtha situated north of the previously mentioned shrines in Kāśī.
The verse sets up a merit-equivalence with kapilā-go-dāna (gifting tawny cows), preparing for the next verse’s instruction about bathing.