Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 58
दिगंगनाः प्रार्थयंति यत्प्रयागानिलानपि । तेपि नः पावयिष्यंति किं कुर्मः पंगवो वयम्
digaṃganāḥ prārthayaṃti yatprayāgānilānapi | tepi naḥ pāvayiṣyaṃti kiṃ kurmaḥ paṃgavo vayam
นางกัลยาณีแห่งทิศทั้งหลายยังวอนขอแม้ต่อลมแห่งประยาคว่า “แม้ลมเหล่านั้นก็จักชำระเราให้บริสุทธิ์ แล้วเราผู้พิการจะทำประการใด” ดังนี้จึงคร่ำครวญ
Skanda
Tirtha: Prayāga
Type: sangam
Scene: Personified direction-maidens (dik-kanyās) stand at the edges of the world, hands folded, pleading to the winds that blow from Prayāga; the wind is shown as a subtle deity carrying sacred mist toward them.
FAQs
Prayāga’s purity is so pervasive that even its air is depicted as sanctifying—holiness extends beyond water to the entire sacred environment.
Prayāga, specifically its ‘anila’ (winds/air) as a sanctifying presence.
No direct prescription; it poetically supports the broader Prayāga purification theme (snāna and tīrtha-contact).