Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 18
ब्रह्महत्यायुतो वापि पूतो गच्छेत्परां गतिम् । माघमासे प्रयागे तु मज्जनं कुरुते नरः
brahmahatyāyuto vāpi pūto gacchetparāṃ gatim | māghamāse prayāge tu majjanaṃ kurute naraḥ
แม้ผู้มีมลทินด้วยบาปพรหมหัตยา ก็ยังบริสุทธิ์และบรรลุคติอันสูงสุดได้ หากในเดือนมาฆะ เขาทำการจุ่มอาบน้ำ ณ ประยาคะ
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Prayāga (Triveṇī-saṅgama)
Type: sangam
Scene: At dawn in Māgha, mist rises over the Triveṇī; pilgrims immerse while priests chant; a dark stain-like aura (symbolizing brahmahatyā) dissolves into the water, and a radiant path upward suggests parā gati.
FAQs
Prayāga is exalted as a supreme purifier, and Māgha-snānā is framed as a decisive act of karmic cleansing leading toward liberation.
Prayāga, famed for its sacred confluence tradition.
Māgha-māsa majjana—ritual immersion bath at Prayāga during Māgha.