Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 43
यस्यास्तीरे पुण्यतोया कूजद्भृंगविहंगमा । सरयूर्नाम तटिनी मानसप्रभवोल्लसा
yasyāstīre puṇyatoyā kūjadbhṛṃgavihaṃgamā | sarayūrnāma taṭinī mānasaprabhavollasā
Sur ses rives coule la rivière Sarayū—aux eaux saintes, résonnant du bourdonnement des abeilles et des appels des oiseaux—resplendissant comme un cours d’eau que l’on dit issu de Mānasarovar.
Brahmā (deduced for Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narrative context)
Tirtha: Sarayū
Type: river
Scene: A tranquil Sarayū riverbank: clear holy waters, flowering trees, bees hovering, birds calling from branches, pilgrims seated in japa, and a faint suggestion of Mānasarovar’s mythic origin via distant snowy peaks in the background symbolism.
FAQs
Sacred rivers sanctify a place through purity and life-affirming harmony, supporting pilgrimage, remembrance, and inner cleansing.
The Sarayū River at Ayodhyā, praised as holy and traditionally linked to Mānasarovar.
Not explicit; the emphasis on puṇya-toya implies tīrtha practices such as snāna (ritual bathing) and reverent worship on the riverbank.