River Saraswati

River Saraswati (? km) (A major river of ancient times)

(Haryana)
1. Saraswati Udgam: Adi Badri (Yamunanagar district district) -- (Adi Badri is identified with Rudravarta)
2. Saraswati flows: Pehowa (near Kurukshetra) (Kurukshetra district) -- (Pehowa or Pitrudhak Teertha is around 30 km from Kurukshetra)

(Rajasthan)
3. Saraswati flows: Pushkar (Ajmer district) -- (The upper part of river Luni of Rajasthan is identified as the place of ancient river Saraswati; River Luni originates in Pushkar Valley near Ajmer)

(Gujarat)
4. Saraswati flows: Siddhpur (Bindu Sarovar) (Patan district) -- (Siddhpur is the place of incarnation of sage Kapila)
5. Saraswati flows: Prabhasa Kshetra (Gir Somnath district) -- (Prabhasa Kshetra has river Prachi Saraswati which is around 25 km from Somnath Temple)

1. Adi Badri - Source of river Saraswati and Badrinarayan Temple

- Adi Badri
(Yamunanagar district, Haryana)
Vishnu: Badrinarayan
Shiva: Kedarnath
Durga: Mantra Devi
☗ Shivalik Hills
▬ River Saraswati Udgam

2. Pitrudhak Teertha (Pehowa) - An ancient Teertha on the bank of river Saraswati

- Pehowa
(Kurukshetra district, Haryana)
Devi: Devi Saraswati Temple
▬ River Saraswati flows (Puranic)
(Mahabharata)

3. Pushkara Kshetra - Abode of Lord Brahma, Swayam Vyakta Kshetra and Manivedaka Shakti Peeta:

- Pushkar (Swayam Vyakta Kshetra) (Shakti Peetha) (Pancha Sarovar)
(Ajmer district, Rajasthan)

Brahma: Lord Brahma
Varaha: Varaha
Gayatri: Devi Gayatri
Saraswati: Devi Savitri

- Pushkara is the place where Lord Brahma threw a Lotus from his Hand (Pushkara) and performed a Yagna.
- Pushkara is a Swayam Vyakta Kshetra where Lord Vishnu abides as Lord Varaha.
- Pushkara is the place where Devi abides as Manivedaka Shakti Peetha.
- Pushkara Sarovar is one of the Pancha Sarovars of Bharata.

☗ Gayatri Temple Hill
☗ Savitri Temple Hill
◼ Pushkar Lake
(Padma Purana)
• Swayam Vyakta Sthalam Sloka
• Manivedaka Shakti Peetha: I meditate on the Manivedaka Shakti Peetha where the Manibandha (Bracelet) of Devi had fallen. The Devi there is known as Gayatri and the Bhairava is called Sarvananda.
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra - Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 32)

4. Siddhpur (Bindu Sarovar) (Matru Gaya) - A Pancha Sarovar, where sage Kapila incarnated, Matru Gaya and course of river Saraswati:

- Siddhpur (Pancha Sarovar)
(Patan district, Gujarat)

Kapila: Kapila shrine
Parashurama: Parashurama shrine
Shiva: Several Shiva Lingas
Saraswati: Saraswati Temple

- Siddhpur is the place identified with the Puranic Bindu Sarovara mentioned in the Puranas.
- Puranic Bindu Sarovar is the place where Lord Vishnu incarnated as sage Kapila (as son of sage Kardama and Devahuti).
- Siddhpur is the place where Sri Parashurama is said to have performed Matru Shraddha; so it is also known as Matru Gaya.
- Siddhpur is the place where where river Saraswati is said to be flowing in hidden form.

Sages: Kardama

- Puranic Bindu Sarovar is the place where sage Kardama meditated and got sage Kapila as son.

◼ Bindu Sarovar
▬ River Saraswati flows (hidden form)
(Srimad Bhagavatam)
• Sage Kapila incarnated in Bindu Sarovara.
(Srimad Bhagavatam - Skanda 03 - 21 to 26)

5. Prabhasa Kshetra - Somanatha Jyotirlinga, Prabhasa Shakti Peetha and Dehotsarga Teertha:

- Prabhasa Kshetra (Jyotirlinga) (Shakti Peetha)
(Gir Somnath district, Gujarat)

Shiva: Somanatha Jyotirlinga
Devi: Prabhasa Shakti Peetha (Devi Chandrabhaga)
Krishna: Bhalka Teertha, Dehotsarga Teertha
Devas: Chandra deva

- Prabhasa Kshetra is the place where Lord Shiva abides as Somanatha Jyotirlinga.
- Prabhasa Kshetra is the place where Devi abides as Prabhasa Shakti Peetha.
- Prabhasa Kshetra is the place from where Sri Krishna returned to his divine abode.

☁ Sea Shore (Prabhasa Kshetra)
◉ Triveni Sangam: Rivers Hiran - Kapila - Saraswati Sangam (Confluence)
(Shiva Purana) (Skanda Purana - Prabhasa Khanda)
• Somanatha Jyotirlinga - Lord Shiva relieving Chandra deva from the disease of consumption due to the curse of Daksha (Somanatha Jyotirlinga)
(Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 14)
• Prabhasa Shakti Peetha: I meditate on the Prabhasa Shakti Peetha where the Udara (Stomach) of Devi had fallen. The Devi there is known as Chandrabhaga and the Bhairava is called Vakratunda. (Prabhasa Shakti Peetha)
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra - Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 43)
• Sri Krishna giving up his mortal body in Prabhasa Kshetra. (Bhalka Teertha, Dehotsarga Teertha)
(Srimad Bhagavatam - Skanda 11 - 30 to 31)