Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16
एवमुक्ता हि सा तेन विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना । आह नाहं स्वतन्त्रास्मि पिता मे ध्रियते चिरात्
evamuktā hi sā tena viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā | āha nāhaṃ svatantrāsmi pitā me dhriyate cirāt
તે મહાપ્રભાવશાળી વિષ્ણુએ એમ કહ્યે ત્યારે તેણીએ ઉત્તર આપ્યો—“હું સ્વતંત્ર નથી; મારા પિતાનું અધિકાર મારા ઉપર લાંબા સમયથી છે।”
Sarasvatī
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A restrained divine maiden speaks to Viṣṇu, palms joined, expressing her lack of independence under her father’s authority; the setting hints at a coastal sacred landscape of Prabhāsa.
FAQs
Dharma acknowledges rightful bonds and authority; even divine agents act within ordained relationships and permissions.
The unfolding episode remains within Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya, linking Sarasvatī’s movement to the sacred western seascape.
None; the verse highlights consent/authority in proceeding with a cosmic task.