Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 26
ममैनमर्घं त्वं यच्छ चतुरानन शीघ्रतः । यतः कोटिकलायां वा मम कोऽपि न पूर्यते
mamainamarghaṃ tvaṃ yaccha caturānana śīghrataḥ | yataḥ koṭikalāyāṃ vā mama ko'pi na pūryate
“O Apat-ang-Mukha, agad mong ipagkaloob sa akin ang argha, ang handog ng paggalang na ito; sapagkat kahit sa loob ng sampung milyong kalā, wala ni isa mang kapantay ko ang natatagpuan.”
Tīrtharāja (Mahīsāgara-saṅgama personified)
Tirtha: Mahīsāgara-saṅgama
Type: sangam
Scene: The confluence-deity addresses Brahmā directly, requesting immediate argha; Brahmā’s four faces turn toward the speaker while sages watch.
FAQs
The purāṇic worldview treats certain tīrthas as uniquely potent, worthy of immediate reverence and ritual honor.
Mahīsāgara-saṅgama, called Tīrtharāja and presented as incomparable.
Offering argha (a formal honor-offering) to the tīrtha is explicitly requested.