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
سرسوتی وہ دیوی ہے جو تینوں لوکوں کو زینت دیتی ہے؛ اس کا جل الٰہی اور نہایت پاک ہے۔ جو مرد اس سرسوتی کو سجدۂ تعظیم نہیں کرتا، وہ پست ہے۔
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).