Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 13
गच्छेत्स गरुडारूढः स्तूयमानः सुरोत्तमैः । स्नात्वा यः कार्तिके मासि यत्र प्राची सरस्वती
gacchetsa garuḍārūḍhaḥ stūyamānaḥ surottamaiḥ | snātvā yaḥ kārtike māsi yatra prācī sarasvatī
कार्तिक मासात जिथे प्राची (पूर्वाभिमुख) सरस्वती आहे तिथे जो स्नान करतो, तो गरुडारूढासारखा देवश्रेष्ठांच्या स्तुतीत प्रस्थान करतो।
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Prācī Sarasvatī-tīrtha
Type: river
Scene: After bathing in Kārttika at Prācī Sarasvatī, the devotee is shown ascending on Garuḍa, while devas shower flowers and sing praises; the river below gleams like a silver ribbon.
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Pilgrimage-bathing done in the right sacred season leads to exalted post-mortem destiny, depicted in vivid divine imagery.
The Prācī (eastward/eastern) Sarasvatī tīrtha.
Snāna in Kārttika at the Prācī Sarasvatī.