Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
ईश्वर उवाच । अग्नितीर्थं ततो गच्छेत्सागरस्य तटे शुभे । यत्राऽसौ वाडवो मुक्तः सरस्वत्या वरानने
īśvara uvāca | agnitīrthaṃ tato gacchetsāgarasya taṭe śubhe | yatrā'sau vāḍavo muktaḥ sarasvatyā varānane
ঈশ্বৰে ক’লে: “তাৰ পাছত সাগৰৰ শুভ তীৰত অৱস্থিত অগ্নিতীৰ্থলৈ যাবা; হে সুন্দৰ-মুখী, য’ত সৰস্বতীয়ে সেই বাডৱ অগ্নি (সমুদ্ৰাগ্নি) মুক্ত কৰিছিল।”
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Agnitīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Devī
Scene: On an auspicious ocean shore, pilgrims approach Agnitīrtha; beneath the waves the mythic Vāḍava fire is suggested; Sarasvatī is evoked as a divine river-goddess releasing the force.
FAQs
Sacred places preserve cosmic events; bathing and visiting them links the pilgrim to divine order and purification.
Agnitīrtha on the auspicious ocean shore within Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
The instruction is to proceed to Agnitīrtha as part of the prescribed pilgrimage sequence.