Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 67
ईश्वर उवाच । दक्षिणां दिशमास्थाय पुनः पश्चान्मुखी तदा । सरस्वती महादेवी वडवानलधारिणी । तदुत्तरे तटे तीर्थमेकद्वारमिति स्मृतम्
īśvara uvāca | dakṣiṇāṃ diśamāsthāya punaḥ paścānmukhī tadā | sarasvatī mahādevī vaḍavānaladhāriṇī | taduttare taṭe tīrthamekadvāramiti smṛtam
Īśvara bersabda: “Menghala ke arah selatan, kemudian pada saat itu Sarasvatī Mahādevī—yang memegang api Vaḍavānala (api bawah samudera)—berpaling lagi menghadap ke barat. Di tebing utaranya ada sebuah tīrtha yang masyhur bernama Ekadvāra.”
Śiva (Īśvara) (explicit)
Tirtha: Ekadvāra
Type: ghat
Scene: Sarasvatī as a radiant river-goddess turns to face west; on her northern bank a marked ford-gate (ekadvāra) is indicated, with pilgrims orienting by the cardinal directions.
FAQs
Divine speech maps sacred geography: the river’s very course becomes a revelation establishing tīrthas for human uplift.
Ekadvāra Tīrtha, located on the northern bank of Sarasvatī in Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
No direct prescription is stated; by context, tīrtha-sevana such as snāna and pilgrimage is implied.