Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7
सरस्वत्यां महाबाहो लोकं कुरु ममाज्ञया । भूतग्राममशेषस्य उत्पादनविधिक्षयम्
sarasvatyāṃ mahābāho lokaṃ kuru mamājñayā | bhūtagrāmamaśeṣasya utpādanavidhikṣayam
“हे महाबाहो! माझ्या आज्ञेने सरस्वतीतीरी लोकांची निर्मिती कर आणि समस्त भूतसमूहाच्या उत्पत्तीची संपूर्ण विधी प्रवर्तित कर।”
Deveśa/Padmanābha (Viṣṇu) speaking to Brahmā
Tirtha: Sarasvatī
Type: river
Scene: Viṣṇu’s directive points Brahmā toward Sarasvatī; the river appears as a luminous, personified stream with white lotuses and swan motifs, becoming the stage for generating worlds and beings.
FAQs
Creation is not random; it proceeds by divine ordinance (vidhi) and command (ājñā).
Sarasvatī is highlighted as a sanctified locus where cosmic order and creation are initiated.
No explicit rite is prescribed; the verse establishes a sacred setting (Sarasvatī) and a divine mandate for orderly creation.