Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 110
एकतः सर्वतीर्थानि नानाविधिफलानि वै । सरयूघर्घरोत्पन्नसंगमस्त्वधिको भवेत्
ekataḥ sarvatīrthāni nānāvidhiphalāni vai | sarayūghargharotpannasaṃgamastvadhiko bhavet
একদিকে সকল তীর্থ ও নানাবিধ বিধির ফল আছে; কিন্তু সরযূ–ঘর্ঘরা থেকে উৎপন্ন এই সঙ্গমটি তাদের থেকেও অধিক শ্রেষ্ঠ।
Unknown (Ayodhyāmāhātmya narrator; likely a Purāṇic teacher addressing a listener)
Tirtha: Sarayū–Ghargharā-saṅgama
Type: sangam
Scene: A luminous river-confluence where Sarayū meets Ghargharā; pilgrims stand at the meeting currents, offering arghya; distant Ayodhyā ghāṭs and temple silhouettes; celestial beings subtly implied above the waters.
FAQs
Not all sacred places are equal; certain confluences are singled out as exceptionally potent in merit.
The saṅgama connected with the Sarayū and the Gharghara at Ayodhyā.
Implied tīrtha-sevā through visiting and bathing at the Sarayū–Gharghara confluence.