Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 75
स्नात्वा तत्र वरारोहे सरस्वत्यब्धिसंगमे । रामेश्वरेतिनामानं ततः संपूज्य शंकरम् । गोदानं तत्र देयं तु सम्यग्यात्राफलेप्सुभिः
snātvā tatra varārohe sarasvatyabdhisaṃgame | rāmeśvaretināmānaṃ tataḥ saṃpūjya śaṃkaram | godānaṃ tatra deyaṃ tu samyagyātrāphalepsubhiḥ
हे वरारोहे! तेथे सरस्वती व समुद्र यांच्या संगमावर स्नान करून, नंतर ‘रामेश्वर’ या नामाने शंकराची विधिपूर्वक पूजा करावी; यात्रेचे पूर्ण फळ इच्छिणाऱ्यांनी तेथे गोदान अवश्य द्यावे।
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Rāmeśvara at Sarasvatī–abdhi-saṅgama (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra)
Type: sangam
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A pilgrim couple at a sea-river confluence: waves meeting a sacred river current; a small coastal Śiva shrine labeled Rāmeśvara; priests guiding snāna and pūjā; a decorated cow being gifted with water-pot and darbha in hand.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is perfected by combining tīrtha-bathing, Śiva-worship, and compassionate charity.
The Sarasvatī–ocean confluence within Prabhāsakṣetra, centered on the Rāmeśvara Liṅga.
Snāna at the saṅgama, worship of Śaṅkara as Rāmeśvara, and go-dāna for those seeking full pilgrimage merit.