Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 28
सा च सर्वाणि तीर्थानि संयुक्तानि मया सह । सर्वतीर्थमयस्तस्मादस्मि ख्यातो जगत्त्रये
sā ca sarvāṇi tīrthāni saṃyuktāni mayā saha | sarvatīrthamayastasmādasmi khyāto jagattraye
“Và nàng Mahī ấy có mọi thánh địa (tīrtha) hợp nhất trong mình, cùng với ta. Bởi vậy, trong ba cõi, ta được tôn xưng là ‘được cấu thành từ mọi tīrtha’.”
Tīrtharāja (Mahīsāgara-saṅgama personified)
Tirtha: Mahīsāgara-saṅgama / Mahī-saṅgama
Type: sangam
Scene: The confluence-deity proclaims its fame across three worlds; the river Mahī appears as a goddess carrying miniature symbols of many tīrthas, merging into the ocean under a radiant cosmic canopy.
FAQs
A single consecrated confluence can be revered as the spiritual equivalent of many pilgrimages—unity of tīrtha-merit.
Mahīsāgara-saṅgama, declared ‘sarvatīrthamaya’ (containing all tīrthas).
None explicitly; the verse provides doctrinal justification for honoring this confluence as supreme.