Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 45
तेषु तीर्थेषु सर्वेषु धर्महेतुः सरस्वती । रुद्रावतार मार्गेऽस्मिन्प्रवरं प्रथमं स्मृतम्
teṣu tīrtheṣu sarveṣu dharmahetuḥ sarasvatī | rudrāvatāra mārge'sminpravaraṃ prathamaṃ smṛtam
ان سب تیرتھوں میں سرسوتی ہی دھرم کی اصل وجہ ہے؛ رودر کے اوتاروں کے اس مارگ میں وہی سب سے برتر اور پہلی یاد کی جاتی ہے۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Sarasvatī (Suprabhā) as prathama tīrtha on Rudrāvatāra-mārga
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim-path is envisioned where Rudra’s manifestations are honored; at its head stands Sarasvatī, serene and foremost, as the cause of dharma.
FAQs
Dharma is sustained through tīrtha-sevā; Sarasvatī is praised as a foundational power that nurtures righteous living.
Sarasvatī-tīrtha as the foremost tīrtha within the network of sacred places along the Rudrāvatāra-mārga.
No explicit prescription is stated; the verse establishes Sarasvatī’s primacy for pilgrimage and worship.