Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11
गङ्गोवाच । नास्ति मे भगवञ्छक्ति रौर्वं वोढुं जगत्पते । रौद्ररूपी महानेष दहत्येवानलो भृशम्
gaṅgovāca | nāsti me bhagavañchakti raurvaṃ voḍhuṃ jagatpate | raudrarūpī mahāneṣa dahatyevānalo bhṛśam
গঙ্গা বললেন— হে ভগবান, হে জগত্পতি! রৌরব অগ্নি বহন করার শক্তি আমার নেই। এই মহাশক্তিশালী রৌদ্ররূপ শিখা অগ্নির ন্যায় অত্যন্ত দগ্ধ করে।
Gaṅgā
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Sarasvatī-samudra-saṅgama complex in Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Jagatpati (the Lord; contextually Janārdana/Vişṇu)
Scene: Personified Gaṅgā, radiant yet distressed, addresses the Lord amid a cosmic scene where a terrifying subterranean ‘Raurva/Vāḍava’ flame surges like a sea-born fire; devas watch anxiously as the world’s balance trembles.
FAQs
Even sacred powers acknowledge limits; dharma includes discerning what one can and cannot safely bear.
The broader Prabhāsa-kṣetra narrative is being unfolded; the verse also reinforces Gaṅgā’s sanctity by her truthful discernment.
None; it is a dialogue emphasizing the severity of the fire and the need for a suitable carrier.