Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
पुण्यं सारस्वतं तोयं यत्र तत्रावगाह्यते । सागरेण तु संमिश्रं देवानामपि दुर्लभम्
puṇyaṃ sārasvataṃ toyaṃ yatra tatrāvagāhyate | sāgareṇa tu saṃmiśraṃ devānāmapi durlabham
सरस्वतीचे पुण्य जल जिथे तिथे स्नान केल्यास पुण्य देते. आणि समुद्राशी तिचा संगम तर देवांनाही दुर्लभ आहे.
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Sarasvatī–Sāgara Saṅgama (Prabhāsa)
Type: sangam
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A luminous confluence: a clear river labeled Sarasvatī merges into the vast ocean; pilgrims bathe at the meeting point while celestial beings watch, underscoring ‘rare even for gods’.
FAQs
Sacred waters sanctify through contact and immersion; tīrtha-snāna is presented as a potent purifier and merit-giver.
The Sarasvatī waters and especially their confluence with the ocean (a sangam) in the Prabhāsa-kṣetra sacred geography.
Avagāha (ritual immersion/bathing) in the Sarasvatī waters is implied as the recommended act for gaining puṇya.