सर्वमंगलमांगल्यं पुण्यं सारस्वतं जलम् । ऊर्ध्वं किं दिवि यत्पुण्यं प्रभासांते व्यवस्थितम्
sarvamaṃgalamāṃgalyaṃ puṇyaṃ sārasvataṃ jalam | ūrdhvaṃ kiṃ divi yatpuṇyaṃ prabhāsāṃte vyavasthitam
సారస్వత జలము సర్వమంగళములలో పరమ మంగళము, మహాపుణ్యము; ప్రభాసాంతమున స్థితమైన ఆ పుణ్యముకన్నా పైగా స్వర్గములోనూ ఏ పుణ్యముంటుంది?
Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Sārasvata jala (Sarasvatī-associated tīrtha water) linked with Prabhāsa-anta
Type: kshetra
Listener: brāhmaṇas (viprāḥ)
Scene: A radiant vessel or flowing stream labeled ‘Sārasvata jala’ shines with auspicious light; in the distance, the Prabhāsa sacred landscape appears—sea-coast glow, tīrtha banks, and a sense of culmination, as if the merit itself is ‘established’ there.
Sacred geography matters: the merit of holy waters and tīrthas can surpass even celestial attainments.
Sarasvatī’s sacred waters, especially as established in the Prabhāsa region (Prabhāsānta).
Implicitly encourages contact with/usage of Sārasvata water (snāna, ācamana, tīrtha-sevā), though not spelled out here.