Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
पूजयेत्तां विधानेन तं तथा भैरवेश्वरम् । महानवम्यां यत्नेन कृत्वा स्नानं विधानतः । सरस्वतीं पूजयित्वा वाग्दोषान्मुच्यतेऽखिलात्
pūjayettāṃ vidhānena taṃ tathā bhairaveśvaram | mahānavamyāṃ yatnena kṛtvā snānaṃ vidhānataḥ | sarasvatīṃ pūjayitvā vāgdoṣānmucyate'khilāt
विधिपूर्वक त्या देवीची आणि तसेच भैरवेश्वराची पूजा करावी। महा-नवमीला नियमाने स्नान करून, यत्नपूर्वक सरस्वतीची आराधना केल्यास वाणीचे सर्व दोष पूर्णतः नष्ट होतात।
Śiva (Īśvara) (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Bhairaveśvara and Devamātā spot at Prabhāsa; Sarasvatī worship context
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pilgrims perform ritual bath on Mahānavamī, then worship the sea-side Devī and Bhairaveśvara; Sarasvatī is honored to cleanse speech faults.
FAQs
Ritual discipline joined with devotion—especially to Sarasvatī—purifies one’s speech and aligns one’s conduct with dharma.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, at the shrines of the Goddess and Bhairaveśvara within the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya.
Mahānavamī observance: perform prescribed snāna, worship the Goddess and Bhairaveśvara, and worship Sarasvatī for removal of vāgdoṣa (speech दोष).