Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
पूजयेत्तां विधानेन तं तथा भैरवेश्वरम् । महानवम्यां यत्नेन कृत्वा स्नानं विधानतः । सरस्वतीं पूजयित्वा वाग्दोषान्मुच्यतेऽखिलात्
pūjayettāṃ vidhānena taṃ tathā bhairaveśvaram | mahānavamyāṃ yatnena kṛtvā snānaṃ vidhānataḥ | sarasvatīṃ pūjayitvā vāgdoṣānmucyate'khilāt
Dapat Siyang sambahin ayon sa itinakdang paraan, gayundin si Bhairaveśvara. Sa Mahānavamī, matapos ang maingat na paliligo ayon sa ritwal at ang pagsamba kay Sarasvatī, ang tao’y ganap na napapalaya sa lahat ng pagkukulang sa pananalita.
Śiva (Īśvara) (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Bhairaveśvara and Devamātā spot at Prabhāsa; Sarasvatī worship context
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pilgrims perform ritual bath on Mahānavamī, then worship the sea-side Devī and Bhairaveśvara; Sarasvatī is honored to cleanse speech faults.
FAQs
Ritual discipline joined with devotion—especially to Sarasvatī—purifies one’s speech and aligns one’s conduct with dharma.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, at the shrines of the Goddess and Bhairaveśvara within the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya.
Mahānavamī observance: perform prescribed snāna, worship the Goddess and Bhairaveśvara, and worship Sarasvatī for removal of vāgdoṣa (speech दोष).