Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47
वसिष्ठ उवाच । अथाश्वस्तमुवाचेदमहमग्निर्द्विजोत्तम । यस्त्वयाऽराधितः पूर्वमुपाध्यायनिदेशतः
vasiṣṭha uvāca | athāśvastamuvācedamahamagnirdvijottama | yastvayā'rādhitaḥ pūrvamupādhyāyanideśataḥ
वसिष्ठ बोले—तब आश्वस्त हुए उस द्विजोत्तम से उसने कहा—“हे द्विजश्रेष्ठ, मैं अग्नि हूँ, जिसे तुमने पहले गुरु की आज्ञा से आराधित किया था।”
Vasiṣṭha
Tirtha: Arbuda
Type: kshetra
Listener: Audience within the Purāṇic dialogue (implied)
Scene: The white horse’s aura intensifies as it speaks; the disguise lifts in meaning—Agni declares his identity to the relieved brāhmaṇa, recalling past worship done under the teacher’s command.
FAQs
Worship performed in obedience to the guru bears fruit; divine forces recognize and protect sincere discipleship.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a revelation scene within the Arbuda-khaṇḍa narrative.
Implicitly, ārādhana (propitiation) of Agni as instructed by the teacher; no detailed rite is specified here.