Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 13
गच्छेत्स गरुडारूढः स्तूयमानः सुरोत्तमैः । स्नात्वा यः कार्तिके मासि यत्र प्राची सरस्वती
gacchetsa garuḍārūḍhaḥ stūyamānaḥ surottamaiḥ | snātvā yaḥ kārtike māsi yatra prācī sarasvatī
Celui qui se baigne au mois de Kārttika là où se trouve la Sarasvatī Prācī, qui coule vers l’orient, s’en va comme monté sur Garuḍa, loué par les plus grands des dieux.
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Prācī Sarasvatī-tīrtha
Type: river
Scene: After bathing in Kārttika at Prācī Sarasvatī, the devotee is shown ascending on Garuḍa, while devas shower flowers and sing praises; the river below gleams like a silver ribbon.
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Pilgrimage-bathing done in the right sacred season leads to exalted post-mortem destiny, depicted in vivid divine imagery.
The Prācī (eastward/eastern) Sarasvatī tīrtha.
Snāna in Kārttika at the Prācī Sarasvatī.