प्रयागात्तीर्थराजाच्च शूलटंको महेश्वरः । तीर्थराजेन सहितः स्थित आगत्य वै स्वयम्
prayāgāttīrtharājācca śūlaṭaṃko maheśvaraḥ | tīrtharājena sahitaḥ sthita āgatya vai svayam
Depuis Prayāga, depuis le Roi des Tīrtha, Maheśvara, sous le nom de Śūlaṭaṅka, vint de Lui-même et prit demeure ici, accompagné de ce Seigneur des Tīrtha.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa typically Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Śūlaṭaṅka Maheśvara (in Kāśī) with Prayāga Tīrtharāja association
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva as Śūlaṭaṅka arrives from Prayāga, bearing the trident, accompanied by a personified Tīrtharāja (Prayāga) as a radiant river-king figure; they take station in Kāśī.
Sacred places are interconnected; Śiva’s presence sanctifies Kāśī with the merit and authority of Prayāga, the foremost tīrtha.
Prayāga (as Tīrtharāja) and the Kāśī manifestation of Śiva known as Śūlaṭaṅka.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; it narrates the divine establishment/arrival of Śiva at the site.