Skandapurana 4.51.4.8

4.51.4.8

tasya darśanamātreṇa naraḥ śuddhimiyādiha .. 1 ..
yadā gaṃgā samāyātā bhagīrathapuraskṛtā ..
tadā gaṃgāṃ pariṣṭotuṃ ravistatraiva saṃsthitaḥ .. 2 ..
adyāpyaharniśaṃ gaṃgāṃ saṃmukhīkṛtya bhāskaraḥ ..
pariṣṭauti prasannātmā gaṃgābhaktavarapradaḥ .. 3 ..
gaṃgādityaṃ samārādhya vārāṇasyāṃ narottamaḥ ..
durgatiṃ jātu na kvāpi labhate na ca rogabhāk .. 4

By mere darśana of him, a man attains purity here. / When the Gaṅgā arrived, preceded by Bhagīratha, / the sun stood right there to praise the Gaṅgā. / Even today, facing the Gaṅgā day and night, the sun, / pleased in spirit, praises her, granting boons to Gaṅgā’s devotees. / By worshipping Gaṅgāditya in Vārāṇasī, the best of men / never meets an evil destiny anywhere, nor is he afflicted by disease.