Shloka 7
Matsya Purana — Prayaga Mahatmya: Trimurti Presence
*मार्कण्डेय उवाच प्रयागे निवसन्त्येते ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः कारणं तत्प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणु तत्त्वं युधिष्ठिर //
*mārkaṇḍeya uvāca prayāge nivasantyete brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ kāraṇaṃ tatpravakṣyāmi śṛṇu tattvaṃ yudhiṣṭhira //
Mārkaṇḍeya said: In Prayāga dwell these very deities—Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśvara. I shall explain the reason for that; listen to the true principle, O Yudhiṣṭhira.
FAQs
It does not describe Pralaya directly; it establishes Prayāga as a supremely sacred locus where the Trimūrti are said to be present, implying cosmic sanctity rather than a dissolution narrative.
By framing Prayāga as a seat of the highest divine presence, it supports the dharmic duty of rulers and householders to honor tīrthas—through pilgrimage, listening to sacred teaching, and upholding reverence for Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva.
The verse signals ritual importance (tīrtha-mahātmyā): Prayāga is presented as a consecrated space; subsequent context typically justifies practices like pilgrimage, sacred bathing, and worship directed to the Trimūrti at that site.