Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 45
प्रभाते भोजयेद्विप्रान् दानं दद्यात्सशक्तितः । चतुर्थेऽह्नि ततो गच्छेद्यत्र प्राची सरस्वती
prabhāte bhojayedviprān dānaṃ dadyātsaśaktitaḥ | caturthe'hni tato gacchedyatra prācī sarasvatī
காலையில் பிராமணர்களுக்கு அன்னம் அளித்து, தன் ஆற்றலுக்கு ஏற்ப தானம் செய்ய வேண்டும். பின்னர் நான்காம் நாளில் கிழக்கே ஓடும் சரஸ்வதி உள்ள இடத்திற்குச் செல்ல வேண்டும்.
Deductive (Revā-khaṇḍa narrator/ṛṣi)
Tirtha: Prācī Sarasvatī (destination)
Type: river
Scene: Morning after vigil: a line of brāhmaṇas seated for a simple meal; the pilgrim offers gifts. In the background, travelers prepare to depart, with a route-marker pointing toward ‘Prācī Sarasvatī’.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is completed by generosity—feeding the learned and giving charity—followed by continued movement through sacred geography.
The Prācī Sarasvatī (eastern-flowing Sarasvatī) is identified as the next sacred destination.
Morning brāhmaṇa-feeding, charity as per capacity, and travel on the fourth day to the Prācī Sarasvatī tīrtha.
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