Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 69
स्वर्गदोमोक्षदश्चैव सर्वकामफलप्रदः । प्रयागस्तन्महत्क्षेत्रं तीर्थराज इति स्मृतः
svargadomokṣadaścaiva sarvakāmaphalapradaḥ | prayāgastanmahatkṣetraṃ tīrtharāja iti smṛtaḥ
Dispensant le ciel et aussi la délivrance, accordant le fruit de tous les désirs légitimes, Prayāga, ce grand domaine sacré, est célébré comme le Roi des Tīrtha.
Skanda
Tirtha: Prayāga (Tīrtharāja)
Type: sangam
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (frame assumed)
Scene: The confluence at Prayāga: two differently colored rivers meeting, pilgrims bathing, ascetics with kamaṇḍalu, banners of akhāḍās, and distant temples; the air charged with sacred grandeur.
FAQs
Prayāga is presented as a supreme sacred site that can grant both worldly fulfillment and the highest liberation.
Prayāga, explicitly named and honored as Tīrtharāja.
No single rite is specified; it states the overarching fruit of the kṣetra itself.