Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 55
तत्र स्नात्वा नरो यस्तु पश्येच्छंखेश्वरं ततः । सर्वेषां फलमाप्नोति माघस्य प्रथमेऽहनि
tatra snātvā naro yastu paśyecchaṃkheśvaraṃ tataḥ | sarveṣāṃ phalamāpnoti māghasya prathame'hani
Là, après s’être baigné, l’homme qui ensuite contemple Śaṅkheśvara obtient le fruit de tout (tīrtha et rite), au premier jour de Māgha.
Viśvāmitra
Tirtha: Śaṅkheśvara-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Scene: A pilgrim emerges from a sacred ford at dawn in Māgha, water dripping, hands folded; ahead stands a Śiva-liṅga shrine named Śaṅkheśvara, with conch motifs and lamps, while priests prepare offerings.
FAQs
Sacred time (Māgha) and sacred place (tīrtha) together amplify merit; darśana of Śiva crowns the pilgrimage act.
Śaṅkha-tīrtha and the deity Śaṅkheśvara located there.
On Māgha’s first day: bathe at the tīrtha and then take darśana of Śaṅkheśvara.