Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 70
देवादेशात्समायाता न निरोध्या गिरे त्वया । एवमुक्ते गिरिः प्राह तां देवीं सुमनोरमाम्
devādeśātsamāyātā na nirodhyā gire tvayā | evamukte giriḥ prāha tāṃ devīṃ sumanoramām
«لقد جئتُ بأمرِ الآلهة؛ فلا يَحِقّ لك أن تعوقني، أيها الجبل». فلما قالت ذلك، خاطب الجبلُ تلك الإلهةَ البديعةَ الحُسن.
Sarasvatī (Devī), then the Mountain responds
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Sarasvatī episode)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sarasvatī, radiant and forceful, declares she has come by the gods’ command; the mountain, personified, listens and prepares to respond—two cosmic powers in respectful confrontation amid roaring waters and looming rock.
FAQs
Divine commission (deva-ājñā) is presented as a higher dharma that should not be impeded by worldly or local powers.
Prabhāsakṣetra is the sacred setting in which even mountains and routes become part of the holy drama.
None; the verse emphasizes authority and right of passage grounded in divine command.