Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 52
The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage
बन्धुवृन्दे च कर्कन्धे तीर्थे कनखले तथा सरस्वत्यामग्निकुण्डे भद्रायां तु त्रिविष्टपे
bandhuvṛnde ca karkandhe tīrthe kanakhale tathā sarasvatyāmagnikuṇḍe bhadrāyāṃ tu triviṣṭape
我曾在Bandhuvṛnda、Karkandha沐浴，也在Kanakhala的圣地（tīrtha）沐浴；又在萨拉斯瓦蒂河畔的火池Agnikuṇḍa沐浴；并在天界Triviṣṭapa的Bhadrā处沐浴。
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FAQs
Purification is portrayed as cumulative and wide-ranging—linked to rivers, fire-symbol sites (Agnikuṇḍa), and even heavenly paradigms—suggesting that dharma is reinforced by repeated acts of self-discipline and remembrance.
As with other tīrtha catalogues, it is a dharma-oriented excursus within Purāṇic narrative. It does not directly advance sarga/pratisarga or genealogical history, but supports Purāṇic function as a guide to religious practice and sacred topography.
The pairing of Sarasvatī (river of sacred speech/knowledge) with Agnikuṇḍa (fire) symbolically unites śabda (revelatory tradition) and tapas (austerity), presenting pilgrimage as both inner and outer consecration.