शृणु संगममाहात्म्यं विप्रेंद्र परमाद्भुतम् । स्कन्ददेवाच्छ्रुतं सम्यक्कथयामि तथा तव
śṛṇu saṃgamamāhātmyaṃ vipreṃdra paramādbhutam | skandadevācchrutaṃ samyakkathayāmi tathā tava
Hỡi bậc tối thắng trong hàng brāhmaṇa, hãy lắng nghe māhātmya kỳ diệu tột bậc của nơi hợp lưu linh thiêng. Ta đã nghe từ đức Skanda, nay sẽ thuật lại cho ngài một cách chuẩn xác.
Brahmā (deduced: Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Sarayū–Gharghara Saṅgama
Type: sangam
Listener: Vyāsa
Scene: The narrator announces the ‘sangama-māhātmya’; in the background, a vision-like glimpse of two rivers meeting, with Skanda as divine teacher bestowing the account.
Tīrtha-māhātmya should be received with attention, as it is a transmitted sacred teaching (here, traced to Skanda) and carries purifying merit.
The saṅgama (sacred confluence) associated with Ayodhyā in the Ayodhyāmāhātmya section.
No ritual is prescribed yet; the verse introduces an authoritative narration of the confluence’s greatness.