Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 69
स्वर्गदोमोक्षदश्चैव सर्वकामफलप्रदः । प्रयागस्तन्महत्क्षेत्रं तीर्थराज इति स्मृतः
svargadomokṣadaścaiva sarvakāmaphalapradaḥ | prayāgastanmahatkṣetraṃ tīrtharāja iti smṛtaḥ
Penganugerah syurga dan juga mokṣa, serta pemberi hasil bagi segala hajat yang benar—Prayāga, kṣetra suci yang agung itu, dikenang sebagai ‘Tīrtha-rāja’, Raja segala tīrtha.
Skanda
Tirtha: Prayāga (Tīrtharāja)
Type: sangam
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (frame assumed)
Scene: The confluence at Prayāga: two differently colored rivers meeting, pilgrims bathing, ascetics with kamaṇḍalu, banners of akhāḍās, and distant temples; the air charged with sacred grandeur.
FAQs
Prayāga is presented as a supreme sacred site that can grant both worldly fulfillment and the highest liberation.
Prayāga, explicitly named and honored as Tīrtharāja.
No single rite is specified; it states the overarching fruit of the kṣetra itself.