Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 67
ईश्वर उवाच । दक्षिणां दिशमास्थाय पुनः पश्चान्मुखी तदा । सरस्वती महादेवी वडवानलधारिणी । तदुत्तरे तटे तीर्थमेकद्वारमिति स्मृतम्
īśvara uvāca | dakṣiṇāṃ diśamāsthāya punaḥ paścānmukhī tadā | sarasvatī mahādevī vaḍavānaladhāriṇī | taduttare taṭe tīrthamekadvāramiti smṛtam
Īśvara dit : «Ayant pris la direction du sud, Sarasvatī Mahādevī — elle qui porte le feu sous-marin, Vaḍavānala — se tourna de nouveau vers l’ouest. Sur sa rive nord se trouve un tīrtha renommé, appelé Ekadvāra.»
Śiva (Īśvara) (explicit)
Tirtha: Ekadvāra
Type: ghat
Scene: Sarasvatī as a radiant river-goddess turns to face west; on her northern bank a marked ford-gate (ekadvāra) is indicated, with pilgrims orienting by the cardinal directions.
FAQs
Divine speech maps sacred geography: the river’s very course becomes a revelation establishing tīrthas for human uplift.
Ekadvāra Tīrtha, located on the northern bank of Sarasvatī in Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
No direct prescription is stated; by context, tīrtha-sevana such as snāna and pilgrimage is implied.