Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14
स्मृता सरस्वती देवी देवानां हितकाम्यया । आगता सा महापुण्या उक्ता देवी मया तदा
smṛtā sarasvatī devī devānāṃ hitakāmyayā | āgatā sā mahāpuṇyā uktā devī mayā tadā
Souhaitant le bien des dieux, la Déesse Sarasvatī fut rappelée et invoquée. Cette Devi au mérite suprême se manifesta ; et alors je m’adressai à la Déesse.
Śiva
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A meditating figure invokes Sarasvatī for the gods’ welfare; Sarasvatī manifests—radiant, serene, holding vīṇā and book, with a white lotus motif—approaching the ritual ground to be addressed.
FAQs
Divine grace responds to sincere intention for universal welfare; remembrance and invocation (smaraṇa) can manifest sacred support.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where Sarasvatī’s presence becomes part of the sacred geography and merit-bestowing tīrtha network.
Smaraṇa/invocation of a deity (here Sarasvatī) as a dharmic act performed for the completion and benefit of sacred rites.