Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 59
त्वत्प्रसादात्समुद्वीक्ष्य गच्छंति मनुजा दिवम् । पितामह महातीर्थं यत्त्वया विहितं क्षितौ । सारस्वतं नरास्तत्र स्नात्वा यांति त्रिविष्टपम्
tvatprasādātsamudvīkṣya gacchaṃti manujā divam | pitāmaha mahātīrthaṃ yattvayā vihitaṃ kṣitau | sārasvataṃ narāstatra snātvā yāṃti triviṣṭapam
«Par ta grâce, les hommes—rien qu’en le contemplant—s’en vont au ciel. Ô Pitāmaha, ce grand tīrtha que tu as établi sur la terre, le Sārasvata : ceux qui s’y baignent atteignent Triviṣṭapa (le séjour céleste).»
Indra (addressing Brahmā), within the narrator’s frame
Tirtha: Sārasvata Mahātīrtha
Type: kshetra
Scene: A radiant tīrtha beside calm waters; pilgrims behold the site with folded hands; a subtle presence of Pitāmaha (Brahmā) blessing the earth; celestial path opening toward Triviṣṭapa.
FAQs
Darśana (reverent seeing) and snāna (sacred bathing) at a divinely established tīrtha are extolled as powerful means to earn heavenly merit.
The Sārasvata Mahātīrtha established by Brahmā on earth.
Snāna (bathing) at the Sārasvata tīrtha; also implied is darśana/visiting (“beholding it”).