Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 41
माघे सर्वाणि तीर्थानि प्रयागमवियांति हि । प्राच्युदीची प्रतीचीतो दक्षिणाधस्तथोर्ध्वतः
māghe sarvāṇi tīrthāni prayāgamaviyāṃti hi | prācyudīcī pratīcīto dakṣiṇādhastathordhvataḥ
In the month of Māgha, all sacred fords (tīrthas) indeed come to Prayāga—from the east, the north, the west, from the south, from below, and from above.
Skanda
Tirtha: Prayāga (Triveṇī-saṅgama)
Type: sangam
Scene: A vast confluence landscape where personified tīrthas stream in from all directions—east, north, west, south—and also from subterranean and celestial realms, converging toward Prayāga in Māgha.
FAQs
Māgha elevates Prayāga as a universal meeting-place of sanctity, concentrating the merit of many tīrthas into one.
Prayāga, especially during the month of Māgha.
Implicitly encourages Māgha observances at Prayāga (notably bathing), since all tīrtha-power is said to converge there.