Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 106
वर्णानां ब्राह्मणो यद्वत्तथा तीर्थेषु संगमः । सरयूघर्घरायोगे वैष्णवस्थो नरः सदा
varṇānāṃ brāhmaṇo yadvattathā tīrtheṣu saṃgamaḥ | sarayūghargharāyoge vaiṣṇavastho naraḥ sadā
જેમ વર્ણોમાં બ્રાહ્મણ શ્રેષ્ઠ છે, તેમ તીર્થોમાં સંગમ શ્રેષ્ઠ છે. સરયૂ–ઘર્ઘરાના યોગસ્થાને મનુષ્ય સદા વૈષ્ણવભાવમાં સ્થિત રહે છે।
Brahmā (deduced: Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa discourse style)
Tirtha: Sarayū–Ghargharā Saṅgama
Type: sangam
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Scene: Two rivers meet; above the waters a subtle Viṣṇu aura is suggested; pilgrims perform ācamana and offer flowers; the text’s analogy is visualized by placing a dignified brāhmaṇa figure as emblem of ‘foremost’.
FAQs
The confluence is exalted as the highest class of tīrtha, naturally orienting the pilgrim toward Vaiṣṇava devotion.
The Sarayū–Ghargharā Saṅgama.
No single rite is commanded here; it primarily ranks the Saṅgama as supreme and frames the pilgrim’s devotional disposition.
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