Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 100
ततस्त्वभिहितो देव्या यदि मे त्वं वरप्रदः । ततः सूचीमुखो भूत्वा त्वं पिबापो महाबल
tatastvabhihito devyā yadi me tvaṃ varapradaḥ | tataḥ sūcīmukho bhūtvā tvaṃ pibāpo mahābala
Da sprach die Göttin zu ihm: „Wenn du mir wahrhaft ein Spender von Gaben bist, o Gewaltiger, dann werde nadelmundig und trinke die Wasser aus.“
Sarasvatī
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage audience
Scene: Sarasvatī speaks firmly to the Vāḍava-fire: if you grant boons, then become needle-mouthed and drink the waters—an act of cosmic engineering to restrain destructive fire by altering its relation to the ocean.
FAQs
Power must be constrained and redirected for the welfare of all beings; dharma uses strength without letting it become destructive.
Prabhāsakṣetra, associated with oceanic sacred geography and cosmic balancing acts.
No ritual instruction; it narrates a boon-request that neutralizes a threat.