Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 51
यथा तथा चिंतितं च तत्र यास्याम्यहं श्फुटम् । पुण्यो यत्रापि विख्यातो महीसागरसंगमः
yathā tathā ciṃtitaṃ ca tatra yāsyāmyahaṃ śphuṭam | puṇyo yatrāpi vikhyāto mahīsāgarasaṃgamaḥ
Nachdem ich es von allen Seiten erwogen hatte, fasste ich klaren Entschluss: „Dorthin will ich gehen—wo die heilige und weithin gerühmte Mündung der Mahī in den Ozean ist.“
Narrator (same as previous verse; speaker not explicitly named in this snippet)
Tirtha: Māhī–sāgara-saṅgama
Type: sangam
Scene: The narrator reflects and then makes a firm vow: he will go to the famed holy confluence of the Māhī river and the ocean; the scene can show him preparing for departure toward a distant shoreline.
FAQs
When dharma is neglected, one should take firm resolve and seek purification through sacred places and right action.
Mahī-sāgara-saṅgama—the holy confluence where the river Mahī meets the ocean.
A pilgrimage intention is stated; associated rites like bathing and ancestral offerings are implied and detailed in the next verse.