Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 49
प्रकृष्टं सर्वयागेभ्यः प्रयागमिति गीयते । यज्वनां पुनरावृत्तिर्न प्रयागार्द्रवर्ष्मणाम्
prakṛṣṭaṃ sarvayāgebhyaḥ prayāgamiti gīyate | yajvanāṃ punarāvṛttirna prayāgārdravarṣmaṇām
प्रयागः सर्वयागेभ्यः प्रकृष्ट इति कीर्त्यते। प्रयागस्नानार्द्रदेहानां यज्वनां पुनरावृत्तिर्नास्ति॥
Skanda
Tirtha: Prayāga (Triveṇī-saṅgama)
Type: sangam
Scene: At the Triveṇī-saṅgama, pilgrims with wet garments emerge from the confluence; priests recite mantras; the river-gods are subtly suggested; the verse’s theme is the superiority of Prayāga over yajñas and the promise of non-return.
FAQs
Pilgrimage and sacred bathing at Prayāga can transcend even great ritual sacrifices and is praised as a direct cause toward liberation.
Prayāga (Prayāgraj/Allahabad), famed for its confluence-tīrtha.
Snāna (holy bathing) at Prayāga, implied by “bodies moistened” with its waters.