Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 72
तीर्थराजं परित्यज्य योऽन्यस्मात्काममिच्छति । भारताख्ये महावर्षे स कामं नाप्नुयात्स्फुटम्
tīrtharājaṃ parityajya yo'nyasmātkāmamicchati | bhāratākhye mahāvarṣe sa kāmaṃ nāpnuyātsphuṭam
Délaissant le Roi des Tīrtha, si quelqu’un cherche ailleurs l’accomplissement de son désir, dans cette grande terre nommée Bhārata il n’obtiendra pas clairement ce qu’il souhaite.
Skanda
Tirtha: Prayāga (Tīrtharāja)
Type: sangam
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (frame assumed)
Scene: A didactic scene: a pilgrim turns away from the radiant saṅgama toward distant paths, while a sage gestures in admonition; the saṅgama shines as the central, unmistakable refuge.
FAQs
The text asserts the unrivaled efficacy of the foremost tīrtha; turning away from it weakens one’s assurance of attaining desired fruits.
Prayāga, explicitly as Tīrtharāja.
No specific ritual is prescribed; it is a phalaśruti-style claim about where desires are most surely fulfilled.