Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 42
सरस्वतीवाससमा कुतो रतिः सरस्वतीवाससमाः कुतो गुणाः । सरस्वतीं प्राप्य गता दिवं नराः पुनः स्मरिष्यंति नदीं सरस्वतीम्
sarasvatīvāsasamā kuto ratiḥ sarasvatīvāsasamāḥ kuto guṇāḥ | sarasvatīṃ prāpya gatā divaṃ narāḥ punaḥ smariṣyaṃti nadīṃ sarasvatīm
Saan may ligayang maihahambing sa paninirahan sa tabi ni Sarasvatī? Saan may mga birtud na katulad ng pamumuhay sa tahanan ni Sarasvatī? Nang marating si Sarasvatī, ang mga tao’y umaakyat sa langit—ngunit paulit-ulit pa rin nilang inaalala ang ilog na Sarasvatī.
Narrative voice (contextual; immediately followed by ‘Īśvara uvāca’ in next verse)
Tirtha: Sarasvatī (Prācī Sarasvatī in Prabhāsa)
Type: sangam
Scene: Personified Sarasvatī-river as a luminous goddess-river flowing through Prabhāsa landscape; pilgrims dwelling on her banks in hermitages; a celestial ascent scene where souls reach heaven yet look back in longing toward the river.
FAQs
Association with a sacred tīrtha—here Sarasvatī—cultivates virtue and grants heavenly merit, yet the devotee’s heart remains drawn to the holy river.
Sarasvatī, especially the Prācī Sarasvatī connected with Prabhāsa Kṣetra.
No explicit rite is stated; the emphasis is on attaining/residing with Sarasvatī as a source of puṇya.