River Saraswati

रुद्रावर्ते कुरुक्षेत्रे पुष्करे श्रीस्थले तथा ।
प्रभासे पंचमे तीर्थे पंच प्राची सरस्वती ॥
- Prachi Saraswati (River Saraswati originates from Adi Badri)

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

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

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)

Saraswati flows: Siddhpur (Bindu Sarovar) (Patan district) -- (Siddhpur is the place of incarnation of sage Kapila)
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

Saraswati Udgam Sthal, Adi Badri, Yamunanagar district, Haryana

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

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

Pehowa, Kurukshetra district, Haryana

- 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
☗ 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
◼ Bindu Sarovar
▬ River Saraswati flows (hidden form)

- Puranic Bindu Sarovar is the place of incarnation of sage Kapila.
- Siddhpur Bindu Sarovar is identified with the Puranic Bindu Sarovar.
- Sri Parashurama is said to have performed Matru Shraddha here, so it is also known as Matru Gaya.
- River Saraswati is said to be flowing through Siddhpur in hidden form.
(Srimad Bhagavatam)

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

Somnath Jyotirlinga

- Prabhasa Kshetra (Jyotirlinga) (Shakti Peetha)
(Gir Somnath district, Gujarat)
Shiva: Somanatha
Devi: Prabhasa Shakti Peetha (Devi Chandrabhaga)
Krishna: Bhalka Tirtha, Dehotsarga Tirtha
Devas: Chandra deva (Pnc)
☁ 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
(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.
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra - Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 43)
• Sri Krishna giving up his mortal body in Prabhasa Kshetra.
(Srimad Bhagavatam - Skanda 11 - 30 to 31)