Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 58
सरस्वती सर्वनदीषु पुण्या सरस्वती लोकसुखावहा सदा । सरस्वतीं प्राप्य सुदुःखिता नराः सदा न शोचन्ति परत्र चेह च
sarasvatī sarvanadīṣu puṇyā sarasvatī lokasukhāvahā sadā | sarasvatīṃ prāpya suduḥkhitā narāḥ sadā na śocanti paratra ceha ca
Parmi tous les fleuves, Sarasvatī est la plus sainte ; Sarasvatī dispense sans cesse la félicité aux mondes. Même les hommes accablés d’une grande douleur, parvenus à Sarasvatī, ne s’affligent plus, ni ici-bas ni dans l’au-delà.
Unspecified (narrative praise within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya; likely Īśvara/Śiva continuing instruction)
Tirtha: Sarasvatī
Type: river
Listener: Devī
Scene: Personified Sarasvatī-river as a radiant goddess-river blessing sorrowful pilgrims; figures arrive burdened, then become serene; the river glows with sanctity, suggesting both worldly joy and afterlife peace.
FAQs
Approaching a great tīrtha like Sarasvatī removes grief and grants well-being across both worldly life and the afterlife.
The Sarasvatī tīrtha associated with Prabhāsa-kṣetra, praised as foremost among sacred rivers.
No explicit rite is stated; the implied practice is tīrtha-sevā—going to (prāpya) Sarasvatī for spiritual merit.