Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 60
मज्जागतानि पापानि बहुजन्मार्जितान्यपि । प्रयागनामश्रवणात्क्षीयंतेऽतीव विह्वलम्
majjāgatāni pāpāni bahujanmārjitānyapi | prayāganāmaśravaṇātkṣīyaṃte'tīva vihvalam
অন্তরে গভীরভাবে নিমজ্জিত, বহু জন্মে সঞ্চিত পাপও কেবল ‘প্রয়াগ’ নাম শ্রবণমাত্রেই অত্যন্ত বিচলিত হয়ে ক্ষয়প্রাপ্ত হয়।
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa discourse)
Tirtha: Prayāga
Type: sangam
Scene: A pilgrim hears the word ‘Prayāga’ from a sage; dark, submerged ‘sins’ depicted as shadowy forms dissolve into ripples of light, while the confluence glows in the distance.
FAQs
The mere remembrance and hearing of a great tīrtha’s name has purifying power, weakening even deeply rooted karmic faults.
Prayāga (the famed confluence tīrtha), praised for extraordinary power to diminish sin.
Nāma-śravaṇa—hearing the sacred name of Prayāga—is presented as a purificatory practice.