[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 4.51.4.8 # Skandapurana 4.51.4.8 Skandapurāṇa 4.51.4.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.51.4.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.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. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.51.4.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.51.4.7) - [Next: 4.51.4\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.51.4_1) - [Up: 4.51.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.51.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.51.4.8) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.51.4.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.51.4.8) · Pramāṇa