Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
पादुकासनसंस्था च तत्र देवी सरस्वती । गौरीरूपेण सा तत्र वडवाश्रितविग्रहा
pādukāsanasaṃsthā ca tatra devī sarasvatī | gaurīrūpeṇa sā tatra vaḍavāśritavigrahā
Là, la Déesse Sarasvatī demeure sur un siège de sandales (pādukāsana). En ce même lieu, elle est présente sous la forme de Gaurī, ayant assumé une manifestation liée à Vaḍavā, le feu sous-marin.
Unspecified in snippet (context likely a Purāṇic narrator continuing the Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Devamātā Sarasvatī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: The Goddess Sarasvatī as Gaurī sits upon a pādukā-seat; her form subtly evokes Vaḍavā—an inner, controlled fire—suggested by a faint aureole of flame beneath or behind the seat while her face remains calm and maternal.
FAQs
A single sacred place can hold multiple divine revelations—Sarasvatī is praised as manifesting in the auspicious, protective form of Gaurī.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhāsakṣetra), presented as a seat of the Goddess’s presence.
No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it primarily identifies the deity’s form and presence at the site.