Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 94
प्रहस्योवाच सा बाला को न भीतस्तवानल । भक्ष्यस्ते विहितो यस्मात्तव देवैर्महाबल
prahasyovāca sā bālā ko na bhītastavānala | bhakṣyaste vihito yasmāttava devairmahābala
Souriant, la jeune fille dit : « Ô Feu, qui ne te craindrait ? Car les dieux eux-mêmes ont fixé ta nourriture, ô toi le très puissant. »
Mahādevī/Śāradā (described as bālā in the narrative)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devī, in maiden form, smiles and reassures Vaḍavānala: all fear him because the gods have ordained his sustenance; ocean remains turbulent in the background.
FAQs
Cosmic order (ṛta/dharma) includes assigning limits and sustenance to power—divine governance prevents destructive forces from becoming chaotic.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the Māhātmya frames natural forces as regulated by divine will.
None directly; the verse explains a theological principle—fire’s ‘food’ is divinely ordained.