Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16
माघमासे नरः स्नानं प्रातरुत्थाय तत्र यः । करोति सततं मर्त्यः स प्रयागफलं लभेत्
māghamāse naraḥ snānaṃ prātarutthāya tatra yaḥ | karoti satataṃ martyaḥ sa prayāgaphalaṃ labhet
Au mois de Māgha, le mortel qui se lève à l’aube et s’y baigne sans cesse obtient le mérite de Prayāga.
Narrator (phalaśruti; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Tirtha: Viṣṇupadī (contextual)
Type: kund
Scene: Pre-dawn Māgha scene: pilgrims wrapped in simple cloth descend steps to the water; faint sunrise line; breath mist; lamps on the ghat; a priest chants while devotees immerse repeatedly.
FAQs
Seasonal discipline—especially Māgha observances—magnifies tīrtha merit and aligns daily practice with dharma.
The same Viṣṇupadī tīrtha (the ‘there’ of the chapter), whose bathing-fruit is equated with Prayāga.
Prātaḥ-snāna (early morning bathing) performed regularly during the Māgha month.