Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14
अत्र मे सततं वासो भविष्यति द्विजोत्तम । यस्मात्तस्मात्सदा स्नानं कर्तव्यं सुसमाहितैः
atra me satataṃ vāso bhaviṣyati dvijottama | yasmāttasmātsadā snānaṃ kartavyaṃ susamāhitaiḥ
ഹേ ദ്വിജോത്തമാ! ഇവിടെ എന്റെ നിരന്തര വാസം ഉണ്ടായിരിക്കും; അതുകൊണ്ട് മനസ്സിനെ സമാധാനപ്പെടുത്തി ഏകാഗ്രരായവർ ഇവിടെ എപ്പോഴും സ്നാനം ചെയ്യേണ്ടതാണ്।
Sarasvatī (contextual continuation of tīrtha declaration)
Tirtha: Piṇḍodaka-tīrtha
Type: kund
Listener: Nṛpaśreṣṭha (king) as primary listener in frame; dvijottama addressed within the scene
Scene: A serene tīrtha on a mountain foothill; Devī’s invisible yet palpable presence is suggested by a luminous aura over the waters while composed pilgrims prepare for ritual bathing.
FAQs
A tīrtha is powerful because of sustained divine presence; disciplined, mindful practice is the proper way to receive its fruit.
The Sarasvatī-abiding tīrtha in the Arbuda region, established as a place of continual divine residence.
Regular snāna at this tīrtha, to be done with a composed and focused mind (su-samāhita).