Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 69
प्रत्येकं च ददौ तेषु दानानि विविधानि तु । तथाऽधः स्थाप यामास सरस्वत्यब्धिसंगमे
pratyekaṃ ca dadau teṣu dānāni vividhāni tu | tathā'dhaḥ sthāpa yāmāsa sarasvatyabdhisaṃgame
அந்த தீர்த்தங்களில் ஒவ்வொன்றிலும் அவர் பலவகை தானங்களை அளித்தார்; மேலும் சரஸ்வதி‑கடல் சங்கமத்தில் அங்கே புனித நிறுவலையும் செய்தார்।
Narrator (Unspecified Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Sarasvatī–Abdhi Saṅgama (Prabhāsa) and associated Prābhāsa tīrthas
Type: sangam
Scene: At each tīrtha the pilgrim distributes gifts to brāhmaṇas and the needy; finally at the Sarasvatī–ocean confluence he oversees a sacred installation—setting a linga/marker/pillar or establishing a shrine element—amid priests and ritual fire.
FAQs
Pilgrimage matures through generosity; dāna offered at tīrthas strengthens the purificatory fruit of yātrā.
The Sarasvatī–ocean confluence (sarasvaty-abdhi-saṅgama) in Prabhāsakṣetra.
Performing dāna at each tīrtha and undertaking a sacred establishment/installation at the saṅgama.