Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 65
स तीर्थराजगमनोद्यतस्य शुभजन्मनः । अंगेषु वेपतेऽत्यंतं द्रुमो वातहतो यथा
sa tīrtharājagamanodyatasya śubhajanmanaḥ | aṃgeṣu vepate'tyaṃtaṃ drumo vātahato yathā
তীর্থরাজের কাছে যেতে উদ্যত সেই শুভজন্মা পুরুষের অঙ্গপ্রত্যঙ্গ প্রবলভাবে কাঁপে—যেমন বাতাসে দুলে ওঠা বৃক্ষ।
Skanda
Tirtha: Prayāga (Tīrtharāja)
Type: sangam
Listener: null
Scene: A pilgrim sets out toward Prayāga; his limbs tremble like a wind-shaken tree. The road is lined with banyan and peepal; in the far distance the confluence glimmers.
FAQs
Approaching a supreme tīrtha can awaken profound inner awe and purification, even manifesting as bodily trembling.
Prayāga, called the Tīrtharāja (King of pilgrimage places).
No explicit rite is stated; it depicts the pilgrim’s reverent state while setting out.