Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 55
विप्रा ऊचुः । देव सारस्वतो नाम कुरुक्षेत्रे द्विजोत्तमः । ऊर्द्ध्वरेताः सरस्वत्यां तपस्तेपे जितेन्द्रियः
viprā ūcuḥ | deva sārasvato nāma kurukṣetre dvijottamaḥ | ūrddhvaretāḥ sarasvatyāṃ tapastepe jitendriyaḥ
विप्र म्हणाले—हे राजन्! कुरुक्षेत्रात देव सारस्वत नावाचा एक द्विजोत्तम आहे; तो ऊर्ध्वरेता, जितेन्द्रिय होऊन सरस्वतीतीरी तप करीत होता।
Viprāḥ (the brāhmaṇas)
Tirtha: Kurukṣetra–Sarasvatī tīrtha (Sārasvata-āśrama context)
Type: river
Listener: Rājā (king)
Scene: Brāhmaṇas narrate to the king: a vision of Deva Sārasvata on the Sarasvatī bank, seated in austerity, matted hair, calm gaze, river shimmering beside him.
FAQs
Spiritual authority is grounded in tapas and self-mastery; such sages become reliable guides for interpreting wonders.
Kurukṣetra and the Sarasvatī are explicitly invoked as sanctified locations associated with a great ascetic.
Tapas (austerity) and indriya-jaya (sense-control) are highlighted as disciplines, though no specific rite is prescribed.