Skanda Purana 3.1.53.44

3.1.53.44

40 atha gāyatrīsarasvatītīrdhadvayamāhātmyavarṇanam , tatprasaṃgena nijaduhitaraṃ prati kāmu-kasya brahmaṇaḥ śivena hananam, gāyatrīsarasvatīprārthanayā śivena brahmaṇaḥ saṃjīva-nama , brahmaṇā śivastutikaraṇam, śivājñayā gāyatrīsarasvatyorgandhamādane kuṇḍa-dvayanirmāṇapūrvakaṃ saṃnidhānam, gāyatrīsarasvatīkuṇḍadvayamāhātmyam . . 74 2

40. Now begins the description of the māhātmya of the pair of sacred fords, Gāyatrī and Sarasvatī; in that connection, the slaying by Śiva of Brahmā who was lustful toward his own daughter; at the entreaty of Gāyatrī and Sarasvatī, the reviving of Brahmā by Śiva; the praising of Śiva by Brahmā; by Śiva's command, the manifestation of Gāyatrī and Sarasvatī upon Gandhamādana after creating a pair of pools; the māhātmya of the pair of pools of Gāyatrī and Sarasvatī. . . 74 2