Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
त्वमादिः सर्वदेवानां त्वं प्राणः प्राणिनां सदा । देवादेशाद्गृहाण त्वमागत्यार्णव वाडवम्
tvamādiḥ sarvadevānāṃ tvaṃ prāṇaḥ prāṇināṃ sadā | devādeśādgṛhāṇa tvamāgatyārṇava vāḍavam
“You are the origin of all the gods; you are ever the life-breath of living beings. Therefore, by the gods’ command, come forth, O Ocean, and receive the Vāḍava.”
Sarasvatī (addressing the Ocean), within Īśvara’s narration
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (sea-shore tīrtha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrim-audience / sages (contextual)
Scene: On the Prabhāsa shore, Sarasvatī invokes the Ocean with a hymn-like address; the sea heaves as if answering a divine command, suggesting a hidden fiery ‘Vāḍava’ to be received.
FAQs
Cosmic elements (like the ocean) are revered as divine supports of life and are invoked to uphold universal balance.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where Sarasvatī performs this authoritative address and transfer by divine mandate.
No direct human ritual; the verse models a Purāṇic ‘stuti + niyoga’ pattern—praise followed by dharmic instruction.