Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23
प्रविष्टो भगवान्वह्निर्यथा देवैर्न लक्ष्यते । तत्रोत्थेन दर्दुरेण तेषां प्रोक्तो हुताशनः
praviṣṭo bhagavānvahniryathā devairna lakṣyate | tatrotthena dardureṇa teṣāṃ prokto hutāśanaḥ
Der erhabene Vahni trat so ein, dass die Götter ihn nicht wahrnehmen konnten. Doch dort verriet ein auftauchender Frosch ihnen den Hutāśana.
Pulastya
Tirtha: Arbuda-jalāśaya / cascade vicinity (contextual)
Type: kund
Scene: Agni slips unseen into the waterscape; devas search in confusion. A frog suddenly surfaces, pointing out (by croak/gesture) the hidden presence of Hutaśana.
FAQs
The divine may remain unseen even to the mighty; humble creatures can become instruments of revelation in sacred places.
The setting is Arbuda’s waters where Agni hides; the landscape itself functions as a sacred veil and revealer.
None stated; the verse highlights the motif of revelation at a sacred water-site.