Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14
अस्ति सारस्वतं तीर्थं सर्वकामप्रदं नृणाम् । हाटकेश्वरजे क्षेत्रे तत्रायं स्नातु भूपतिः
asti sārasvataṃ tīrthaṃ sarvakāmapradaṃ nṛṇām | hāṭakeśvaraje kṣetre tatrāyaṃ snātu bhūpatiḥ
‘സാരസ്വത’ എന്നൊരു തീർത്ഥമുണ്ട്; അത് മനുഷ്യർക്കു സർവ്വകാമപ്രദം. ഹാടകേശ്വരക്ഷേത്രത്തിൽ രാജാവ് അവിടെ സ്നാനം ചെയ്യട്ടെ।
Vasiṣṭha (royal priest)
Tirtha: Sārasvata Tīrtha
Type: tirtha
Scene: Vasiṣṭha points toward a sacred ford; in vision-like backdrop, a serene waterbody with pilgrims bathing; a Śiva-kṣetra ambience around Hāṭakeśvara with a liṅga shrine and golden light.
FAQs
Sacred geography is a channel of grace: tīrtha-snāna, performed with faith, restores what worldly means cannot.
Sārasvata Tīrtha, located in Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra.
Snāna (ritual bathing) at Sārasvata Tīrtha for the king.