Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 23
शिवदूतगमनानन्तरं शङ्खचूडस्य तुलसीसम्भाषणं युद्धप्रस्थान-तत्परता च / After Śiva’s Messenger Departs: Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Counsel with Tulasī and Readiness for War
शुद्धस्फटिकसंकाशा भारते च सुपुण्यदा । पुष्पभद्रा नदी रम्या जलपूर्णा सरस्वती
śuddhasphaṭikasaṃkāśā bhārate ca supuṇyadā | puṣpabhadrā nadī ramyā jalapūrṇā sarasvatī
ഭാരതത്തിൽ പുഷ്പഭദ്രാ എന്ന മനോഹര നദിയുണ്ട്—മഹാപുണ്യം നൽകുന്നവൾ, ശുദ്ധസ്ഫടികംപോലെ ദീപ്ത; അവളേ സരസ്വതി, നിത്യം ജലപൂർണ്ണയായി ഒഴുകുന്നു।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
It praises a sacred tīrtha-river as “pure like crystal” and “merit-giving,” teaching that outer purity (holy waters) supports inner purity—making the mind fit for Shiva-bhakti and liberation-oriented remembrance of Pati (Shiva).
In Purāṇic Shaiva practice, tīrtha-snāna and reverence to sacred rivers are preparatory acts for Saguna Shiva worship—approaching the Liṅga with cleansed body and steadied mind, then offering water (jala-abhisheka) and mantra-japa.
A practical takeaway is tīrtha-snāna (or symbolic purification), followed by offering pure water to the Shiva-liṅga and chanting the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with a sāttvic intention for merit and self-purification.