Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 69
प्रयागस्य गुणान्ज्ञात्वा शिवशर्मा द्विजः सुधीः । तत्र माघमुष्त्वाऽथ प्राप वाराणसीं पुरीम्
prayāgasya guṇānjñātvā śivaśarmā dvijaḥ sudhīḥ | tatra māghamuṣtvā'tha prāpa vārāṇasīṃ purīm
پریاگ کی فضیلتیں جان کر دانا برہمن شیوشرما نے وہاں ماہِ ماغھ گزارا؛ پھر اس کے بعد وہ وارانسی کے شہر میں پہنچا۔
Agastya (narrative continuation within his speech)
Tirtha: Prayāga (Māgha-vāsa) and Vārāṇasī (arrival)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The brāhmaṇa Śivaśarmā, staff in hand, completes a month-long Māgha observance at Prayāga—morning baths, simple living—then sets out along the river route toward the spires and ghats of Vārāṇasī.
FAQs
Knowing a tīrtha’s greatness should mature into sustained practice—residence and observance—culminating in further pilgrimage to Kāśī.
Prayāga (for Māgha residence) and Vārāṇasī (as the subsequent sacred destination).
Māgha-vāsa—staying/observing the Māgha month at Prayāga (commonly associated with regular snāna and discipline).