Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
सरस्वती सर्वनदीषु पुण्या सरस्वती लोकसुखावगाहा । सरस्वतीं प्राप्य न दुःखिता नराः सदा न शोचंति परत्र चेह वा
sarasvatī sarvanadīṣu puṇyā sarasvatī lokasukhāvagāhā | sarasvatīṃ prāpya na duḥkhitā narāḥ sadā na śocaṃti paratra ceha vā
تمام ندیوں میں سرسوتی نہایت مقدّس ہے؛ سرسوتی جہانوں کی خوشی میں غوطہ لگانے والی ہے۔ سرسوتی کو پا کر انسان غم سے مبتلا نہیں ہوتے؛ نہ یہاں رنج کرتے ہیں نہ پرلوک میں۔
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Sārasvata-tīrtha (Sarasvatī at Prabhāsa)
Type: ghat
Scene: A serene riverbank at Prabhāsa: Sarasvatī personified as a luminous goddess-river; pilgrims descending steps for snāna; the atmosphere conveys relief from grief and a promise of auspicious afterlife.
FAQs
Association with a great tīrtha transforms the pilgrim’s inner state—Sarasvatī is praised as removing grief in this life and beyond.
Sarasvatī-tīrtha (the Sarasvatī river as a sacred ford), within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya setting.
Avagāha (immersion/bathing) is implied by “avagāhā,” indicating tīrtha-snāna as the central practice.