Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28
तस्मात्कूपात्पुनर्दृश्या सा बभूव महानदी । मतिः स्मृतिस्तथा प्रज्ञा मेधा बुद्धिर्गिराधरा
tasmātkūpātpunardṛśyā sā babhūva mahānadī | matiḥ smṛtistathā prajñā medhā buddhirgirādharā
ಆ ಕೂಪದಿಂದ ಅವಳು ಮತ್ತೆ ದೃಶ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಮಹಾನದಿಯಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಕಟವಾಯಿತು. ಅವಳು ಮತಿ, ಸ್ಮೃತಿ, ಪ್ರಜ್ಞಾ, ಮೇಧಾ, ಬುದ್ಧಿ—ಧರಾಧರಾ—ಎಂದು ಸ್ತುತಿಸಲ್ಪಡುತ್ತಾಳೆ.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Māhātmya narration style within Skanda Purāṇa)
Tirtha: Gandharva-kūpa-udbhava-nadī (Sarasvatī-associated stream)
Type: kshetra
Scene: From a luminous well, a broad river rises and flows forth; above the waters appear five to six personified goddesses labeled Mati, Smṛti, Prajñā, Medhā, Buddhi—each holding symbolic items (pustaka, mālā, lotus, lamp), blessing the earth.
FAQs
Sarasvatī is not only a river but the divine presence of wisdom, memory, and discernment—purifying both land and mind when she becomes manifest.
A sacred well (kūpa) from which Sarasvatī becomes visible again, within the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya landscape.
No explicit rite is stated here; the verse primarily establishes Sarasvatī’s auspicious manifestation and her dharmic qualities.
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