Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 53
प्रययौ काशनिगरं सपुत्रः सह भार्यया । स प्रयागं समासाद्य द्वं दृष्ट्वा महावटम्
prayayau kāśanigaraṃ saputraḥ saha bhāryayā | sa prayāgaṃ samāsādya dvaṃ dṛṣṭvā mahāvaṭam
Il se mit en route vers la cité de Kāśī, avec son fils et son épouse. Parvenu à Prayāga, il contempla le grand banian, le Mahāvaṭa.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Tirtha: Prayāga (Mahāvaṭa)
Type: sangam
Scene: A brāhmaṇa traveler with wife and son approaches Prayāga; the vast Mahāvaṭa banyan dominates the riverbank near the confluence, with pilgrims and ascetics in the background.
FAQs
Pilgrimage (tīrtha-yātrā) is presented as a dharmic journey where sacred places themselves become teachers and supports for spiritual merit.
Prayāga is highlighted, especially the Mahāvaṭa (great banyan) revered as a marker of sanctity within the tīrtha landscape.
No explicit ritual is prescribed in this verse; it narrates arrival and darśana (seeing) of a sacred landmark.