Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 50
यत्र स्थितः स्वयं साक्षाच्छूलटंको महेश्वरः । तत्राप्लुतानां जंतूनां मोक्षवर्त्मोपदेशकः
yatra sthitaḥ svayaṃ sākṣācchūlaṭaṃko maheśvaraḥ | tatrāplutānāṃ jaṃtūnāṃ mokṣavartmopadeśakaḥ
Nơi Mahādeva tự thân hiển hiện, an trụ rõ ràng trong hình tướng Śūlaṭaṅka, tại đó Ngài chỉ dạy cho muôn loài đã tắm thiêng con đường dẫn đến giải thoát (mokṣa).
Skanda
Tirtha: Śūlaṭaṅka Maheśvara (within Prayāga tīrtha sphere)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A shrine or sacred spot where Mahādeva stands as Śūlaṭaṅka, trident prominent; freshly bathed pilgrims listen as if receiving liberating instruction; the atmosphere is numinous and didactic.
FAQs
A tīrtha becomes supremely liberating when Śiva is present there; sacred bathing is joined to divine instruction toward mokṣa.
Prayāga, described as a seat of Śiva in the form called Śūlaṭaṅka.
Āplavana/snānā (immersion or bathing) at the tīrtha is implied as the qualifying act.