Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 69
अथ सारस्वतो ज्ञानाज्ज्ञातवान्कारणं च तत् । आनयन्तु द्विजा वेगात्कलशं तोयसंभृतम्
atha sārasvato jñānājjñātavānkāraṇaṃ ca tat | ānayantu dvijā vegātkalaśaṃ toyasaṃbhṛtam
Alors, par l’intelligence née de Sarasvatī, le brāhmane comprit la cause. Il dit : « Ô deux-fois-nés, apportez vite un kalaśa rempli d’eau. »
Narrator (reporting the brāhmaṇa’s instruction)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A composed brāhmaṇa, eyes bright with insight, announces the cause and commands attendants to bring a water-filled kalasha swiftly; the scene shifts from distress to purposeful ritual action.
FAQs
True learning (sārasvata-jñāna) expresses itself as timely, compassionate ritual guidance.
Vastrāpathakṣetra in the Prabhāsa region, presented as a setting where sacred rites restore wellbeing.
Bringing a water-filled kalaśa, a key implement for purification and abhiṣeka-related rites.