Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14
स्मृता सरस्वती देवी देवानां हितकाम्यया । आगता सा महापुण्या उक्ता देवी मया तदा
smṛtā sarasvatī devī devānāṃ hitakāmyayā | āgatā sā mahāpuṇyā uktā devī mayā tadā
ദേവന്മാരുടെ ഹിതം ആഗ്രഹിച്ച് ഞാൻ ദേവി സരസ്വതിയെ സ്മരിച്ചു. ആ മഹാപുണ്യമയി ദേവി പ്രത്യക്ഷയായി; തുടർന്ന് ഞാൻ അവളോട് പ്രാർത്ഥിച്ചു സംസാരിച്ചു.
Śiva
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
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Scene: A meditating figure invokes Sarasvatī for the gods’ welfare; Sarasvatī manifests—radiant, serene, holding vīṇā and book, with a white lotus motif—approaching the ritual ground to be addressed.
FAQs
Divine grace responds to sincere intention for universal welfare; remembrance and invocation (smaraṇa) can manifest sacred support.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where Sarasvatī’s presence becomes part of the sacred geography and merit-bestowing tīrtha network.
Smaraṇa/invocation of a deity (here Sarasvatī) as a dharmic act performed for the completion and benefit of sacred rites.
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