Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
पादुकासनसंस्था च तत्र देवी सरस्वती । गौरीरूपेण सा तत्र वडवाश्रितविग्रहा
pādukāsanasaṃsthā ca tatra devī sarasvatī | gaurīrūpeṇa sā tatra vaḍavāśritavigrahā
Di sana Dewi Sarasvatī bersemayam di atas pādukāsana, singgasana berupa sandal suci. Di tempat itu pula ia hadir sebagai Gaurī, mengambil perwujudan yang terkait dengan Vaḍavā, api samudra.
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.