Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47
वसिष्ठ उवाच । अथाश्वस्तमुवाचेदमहमग्निर्द्विजोत्तम । यस्त्वयाऽराधितः पूर्वमुपाध्यायनिदेशतः
vasiṣṭha uvāca | athāśvastamuvācedamahamagnirdvijottama | yastvayā'rādhitaḥ pūrvamupādhyāyanideśataḥ
വസിഷ്ഠൻ പറഞ്ഞു—അപ്പോൾ ആശ്വസ്തനായ ആ ദ്വിജോത്തമനോട് അവൻ ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞു—“ഹേ ദ്വിജശ്രേഷ്ഠാ, ഞാൻ അഗ്നിയാണ്; നീ മുൻപ് ഉപാധ്യായന്റെ നിർദേശപ്രകാരം എന്നെ ആരാധിച്ചിരുന്നു.”
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.