Appearance of Panchaganga in Kashi

Kashi: Appearance of Panchaganga:

(Skanda Purana - Kashi Khanda - 59)

Kashi, Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh

• Meditation: I meditate on Kashi which bestows liberation.

1. Dhutapapa, the daughter of sage Vedasiras performed penance in Kashi. She became river Dhutapapa (story of encounter with Dharma).

2. Dharma became tank Dharmanada.

3. Before the advent of Ganga, the Sun god performed penance at Dharmanada and river Kirana issued from his sweat.

4. At Prayaga, rivers Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati joined. They combined with rivers Dhutapapa and Kirana at Dharmanada and became Panchaganga.

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