Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 55
विप्रा ऊचुः । देव सारस्वतो नाम कुरुक्षेत्रे द्विजोत्तमः । ऊर्द्ध्वरेताः सरस्वत्यां तपस्तेपे जितेन्द्रियः
viprā ūcuḥ | deva sārasvato nāma kurukṣetre dvijottamaḥ | ūrddhvaretāḥ sarasvatyāṃ tapastepe jitendriyaḥ
বিপ্ৰসকলে ক’লে: হে ৰাজন, কুৰুক্ষেত্ৰত দেৱ সাৰস্বত নামে এজন শ্ৰেষ্ঠ দ্বিজ আছে—ঊৰ্ধ্বৰেতা, জিতেন্দ্ৰিয়—যিয়ে সৰস্বতী নদীত তপস্যা কৰিছিল।
Viprāḥ (the brāhmaṇas)
Tirtha: Kurukṣetra–Sarasvatī tīrtha (Sārasvata-āśrama context)
Type: river
Listener: Rājā (king)
Scene: Brāhmaṇas narrate to the king: a vision of Deva Sārasvata on the Sarasvatī bank, seated in austerity, matted hair, calm gaze, river shimmering beside him.
FAQs
Spiritual authority is grounded in tapas and self-mastery; such sages become reliable guides for interpreting wonders.
Kurukṣetra and the Sarasvatī are explicitly invoked as sanctified locations associated with a great ascetic.
Tapas (austerity) and indriya-jaya (sense-control) are highlighted as disciplines, though no specific rite is prescribed.
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