Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14
अत्र मे सततं वासो भविष्यति द्विजोत्तम । यस्मात्तस्मात्सदा स्नानं कर्तव्यं सुसमाहितैः
atra me satataṃ vāso bhaviṣyati dvijottama | yasmāttasmātsadā snānaṃ kartavyaṃ susamāhitaiḥ
ਹੇ ਦ੍ਵਿਜੋਤਮ, ਇੱਥੇ ਮੇਰਾ ਨਿਤ੍ਯ ਨਿਵਾਸ ਹੋਵੇਗਾ। ਇਸ ਲਈ ਜੋ ਮਨ ਨੂੰ ਸੰਯਮਿਤ ਤੇ ਸਾਵਧਾਨ ਹਨ, ਉਹਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸਦਾ ਇੱਥੇ ਸਨਾਨ ਕਰਨਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ।
Sarasvatī (contextual continuation of tīrtha declaration)
Tirtha: Piṇḍodaka-tīrtha
Type: kund
Listener: Nṛpaśreṣṭha (king) as primary listener in frame; dvijottama addressed within the scene
Scene: A serene tīrtha on a mountain foothill; Devī’s invisible yet palpable presence is suggested by a luminous aura over the waters while composed pilgrims prepare for ritual bathing.
FAQs
A tīrtha is powerful because of sustained divine presence; disciplined, mindful practice is the proper way to receive its fruit.
The Sarasvatī-abiding tīrtha in the Arbuda region, established as a place of continual divine residence.
Regular snāna at this tīrtha, to be done with a composed and focused mind (su-samāhita).