Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9
एवमुक्त्वा स विप्रर्षिरवतीर्य धरातले । गतः प्लक्षतरुं यस्मा दवतीर्णा सरस्वती
evamuktvā sa viprarṣiravatīrya dharātale | gataḥ plakṣataruṃ yasmā davatīrṇā sarasvatī
Après avoir ainsi parlé, le sage brāhmaṇa descendit sur la terre et se rendit vers l’arbre plakṣa, d’où Sarasvatī était descendue en se manifestant.
Sūta
Tirtha: Plakṣa-tīrtha (contextual designation)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The brahmarṣi descends to earth and walks toward a great plakṣa tree beside a sacred emergence point of Sarasvatī; the air feels charged yet serene.
FAQs
Healing of sacred geography is undertaken at the very source; returning to origins is a dharmic method of restoration.
A plakṣa-associated avataraṇa-sthāna (descent point) of Sarasvatī is indicated as a sacred landmark within the tīrtha narrative.
No direct prescription; it narrates Vasiṣṭha’s movement to the sacred spot where the remedial act will occur.