Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
धन्यास्ते मुनयस्ते च पुण्यास्ते च तपस्विनः । ये च सारस्वतं तोयं पिबंत्यहरहः सदा
dhanyāste munayaste ca puṇyāste ca tapasvinaḥ | ye ca sārasvataṃ toyaṃ pibaṃtyaharahaḥ sadā
ധന്യരാണ് ആ മുനിമാർ; പുണ്യവാന്മാരാണ് ആ തപസ്വികൾ; അവർ ദിനംപ്രതി നിരന്തരം സരസ്വതിയുടെ പവിത്രജലം പാനം ചെയ്യുന്നു।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prācī Sarasvatī (within Prabhāsa Kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A line of serene sages on the sandy banks of a sacred river near the sea, cupping and drinking Sarasvatī water at dawn; distant shrine silhouettes and coastal light.
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Sustained relationship with a tīrtha through disciplined daily practice is praised as a mark of true blessedness and purity.
Sarasvatī (Sārasvata) waters as a revered tīrtha within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra narrative.
Daily pāna (drinking) of Sarasvatī water—presented as an ongoing ascetic-pilgrim observance.