Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 62
नाममात्रस्मृतेर्यस्य प्रयागस्य त्रिकालतः । स्मर्तुः शरीरे नो जातु पापं वसति कुत्रचित्
nāmamātrasmṛteryasya prayāgasya trikālataḥ | smartuḥ śarīre no jātu pāpaṃ vasati kutracit
Celui qui se souvient de Prayāga ne fût-ce que par son seul Nom—aux trois moments (matin, midi et soir)—ne laisse jamais le péché demeurer nulle part dans le corps de celui qui se souvient.
Skanda
Tirtha: Prayāga
Type: sangam
Listener: null
Scene: A devotee at three times of day—dawn, midday sun, twilight—folds hands facing flowing rivers; the word ‘Prayāga’ appears as a luminous script entering the heart, while dark ‘pāpa’ shadows dissolve from the body.
FAQs
Sacred remembrance (smaraṇa) itself is a purifying practice; devotion to a supreme tīrtha like Prayāga is said to cleanse sin even without physical travel.
Prayāga is glorified, with emphasis on the efficacy of merely remembering its name.
Tri-kāla smaraṇa—remembering Prayāga at the three daily times—is implied as a devotional discipline.