Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 75
स्नात्वा तत्र वरारोहे सरस्वत्यब्धिसंगमे । रामेश्वरेतिनामानं ततः संपूज्य शंकरम् । गोदानं तत्र देयं तु सम्यग्यात्राफलेप्सुभिः
snātvā tatra varārohe sarasvatyabdhisaṃgame | rāmeśvaretināmānaṃ tataḥ saṃpūjya śaṃkaram | godānaṃ tatra deyaṃ tu samyagyātrāphalepsubhiḥ
तत्र वरारोहे सरस्वत्यब्धिसंगमे स्नात्वा, ततः ‘रामेश्वर’ इति नाम्ना शंकरं सम्यक् संपूज्य; सम्यग्यात्राफलेप्सुभिः तत्र गोदानं देयं।
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Rāmeśvara at Sarasvatī–abdhi-saṅgama (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra)
Type: sangam
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A pilgrim couple at a sea-river confluence: waves meeting a sacred river current; a small coastal Śiva shrine labeled Rāmeśvara; priests guiding snāna and pūjā; a decorated cow being gifted with water-pot and darbha in hand.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is perfected by combining tīrtha-bathing, Śiva-worship, and compassionate charity.
The Sarasvatī–ocean confluence within Prabhāsakṣetra, centered on the Rāmeśvara Liṅga.
Snāna at the saṅgama, worship of Śaṅkara as Rāmeśvara, and go-dāna for those seeking full pilgrimage merit.