Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
येत्र स्नानं नराः कृत्वा संगमे लोकविश्रुते । संगमेश्वरमीक्षन्ते ते यांति परमां गतिम्
yetra snānaṃ narāḥ kṛtvā saṃgame lokaviśrute | saṃgameśvaramīkṣante te yāṃti paramāṃ gatim
ชนทั้งหลายผู้ลงสรงน้ำ ณ สังฆมะอันเลื่องลือไปทั่วโลก แล้วได้เฝ้าดูสังคเมศวร ย่อมบรรลุคติอันสูงสุด
Aśarīriṇī Vāk (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Saṅgameśvara-saṅgama (Prabhāsa)
Type: sangam
Listener: Uddālaka (and by extension all pilgrims)
Scene: Pilgrims bathe at the confluence, then with wet hair and folded hands approach the Saṅgameśvara liṅga for darśana; a luminous path suggests ascent to the ‘supreme goal’.
FAQs
Purificatory bathing and devoted darśana at a tīrtha are upheld as direct means toward the highest spiritual attainment.
The world-renowned Saṅgama in Prabhāsa Kṣetra and the shrine of Saṃgameśvara.
Snāna (ritual bathing) at the confluence followed by darśana of Saṃgameśvara.