Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15
त्रैलोक्यशोभितां देवीं दिव्य तोयां सुनिर्मलाम् । स नीचो यः पुमानेतां न वन्देत सरस्वतीम्
trailokyaśobhitāṃ devīṃ divya toyāṃ sunirmalām | sa nīco yaḥ pumānetāṃ na vandeta sarasvatīm
மூவுலகையும் அலங்கரிக்கும் தேவீ சரஸ்வதி—அவளுடைய நீர் தெய்வீகமும் மிகத் தூய்மையும் உடையது—அந்த சரஸ்வதியை வணங்காத மனிதன் தாழ்ந்தவனே.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Sarasvatī (Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A radiant Sarasvatī river with crystalline waters; pilgrims at the bank bowing with folded hands; one arrogant figure stands unbowed, visually marked as ‘low’ by shadow and distance from the river’s light.
FAQs
Reverence toward the sacred (vandana) is itself dharma; arrogance or neglect toward a purifier like Sarasvatī is condemned.
Sarasvatī as worship-worthy tīrtha-deity within Prabhāsa Kṣetra.
Vandana—bowing/saluting Sarasvatī (a devotional act associated with tīrtha visitation).