Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 42
आप्रयागं प्रतिदिनं प्रयामः क्षुधिता वयम् । आहारकाम्यया क्वापि परं नो किंचिदाप्नुमः
āprayāgaṃ pratidinaṃ prayāmaḥ kṣudhitā vayam | āhārakāmyayā kvāpi paraṃ no kiṃcidāpnumaḥ
വിശപ്പോടെ ഞങ്ങൾ പ്രതിദിനം പ്രയാഗം വരെ അലഞ്ഞുതിരിയുന്നു, ആഹാരം തേടി; എങ്കിലും ഒന്നും ലഭിക്കുന്നില്ല।
Preta (a departed spirit), speaking to a sage within Skanda’s Kāśī narrative frame
Tirtha: Prayāga
Type: sangam
Listener: tapasvin
Scene: Emaciated pilgrims walking long dusty roads with begging bowls, sun overhead; in the far distance, a confluence city silhouette or riverbanks suggest Prayāga; their faces show fatigue and resolve.
FAQs
Restlessness and craving do not yield fulfillment; the preta-state is shown as deprivation, urging dharmic living and purification.
Prayāga is mentioned as a major tīrtha within North Indian sacred geography, alongside the broader Kāśī narrative.
No explicit rite; the verse alludes to the theme of sustenance and merit connected with tīrtha-regions.