Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12
समर्था ये न पश्यन्ति प्रभासस्थां सरस्वतीम् । ते देशास्तानि तीर्थानि आश्रमास्ते च पर्वताः
samarthā ye na paśyanti prabhāsasthāṃ sarasvatīm | te deśāstāni tīrthāni āśramāste ca parvatāḥ
ຜູ້ທີ່ມີກຳລັງແຕ່ບໍ່ໄດ້ເຫັນນາງສາຣັສວະຕີຜູ້ສະຖິດຢູ່ປຣະພາສະ—ດິນແດນເຫຼົ່ານັ້ນ, ຕີຣຖະເຫຼົ່ານັ້ນ, ອາສຣົມເຫຼົ່ານັ້ນ ແລະພູເຂົາເຫຼົ່ານັ້ນທີ່ເຂົາໄປຫາ ລ້ວນບໍ່ມີນ້ຳໜັກເທົ່າໃດ.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-sthā Sarasvatī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim capable of travel turns away from the luminous Sarasvatī at Prabhāsa while distant mountains, hermitages, and other tīrthas fade in value; the river glows as the true axis of sanctity.
FAQs
When a supreme tīrtha is accessible, neglecting it makes lesser pilgrimages spiritually hollow.
Sarasvatī at Prabhāsa Kṣetra.
No explicit rite; emphasis is on darśana—making the effort to behold Sarasvatī at Prabhāsa.
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