Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 41
माघे सर्वाणि तीर्थानि प्रयागमवियांति हि । प्राच्युदीची प्रतीचीतो दक्षिणाधस्तथोर्ध्वतः
māghe sarvāṇi tīrthāni prayāgamaviyāṃti hi | prācyudīcī pratīcīto dakṣiṇādhastathordhvataḥ
മാഘമാസത്തിൽ സർവ്വ തീർത്ഥങ്ങളും നിശ്ചയമായി പ്രയാഗത്തിലേക്ക് വരുന്നു—കിഴക്ക്, വടക്ക്, പടിഞ്ഞാറ്, തെക്ക്, താഴെ നിന്നും മുകളിൽ നിന്നും।
Skanda
Tirtha: Prayāga (Triveṇī-saṅgama)
Type: sangam
Scene: A vast confluence landscape where personified tīrthas stream in from all directions—east, north, west, south—and also from subterranean and celestial realms, converging toward Prayāga in Māgha.
FAQs
Māgha elevates Prayāga as a universal meeting-place of sanctity, concentrating the merit of many tīrthas into one.
Prayāga, especially during the month of Māgha.
Implicitly encourages Māgha observances at Prayāga (notably bathing), since all tīrtha-power is said to converge there.