Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32
पुलस्त्य उवाच । वेष्टितो भगवान्वह्निर्देवैः स्तुतिपरायणैः । तस्यैव निर्झरस्याथ तटस्थो वाक्यमब्रवीत्
pulastya uvāca | veṣṭito bhagavānvahnirdevaiḥ stutiparāyaṇaiḥ | tasyaiva nirjharasyātha taṭastho vākyamabravīt
पुलस्त्य म्हणाले— स्तुतीत तत्पर देवांनी वेढलेला भगवान् अग्निदेव त्या पवित्र निर्झराच्या तीरावर उभा राहून मग हे वचन बोलला।
Pulastya (narrator)
Tirtha: Arbuda-nirjhara-taṭa
Type: ghat
Scene: Pulastya narrates: Agni stands on the waterfall’s bank, encircled by devas singing hymns; the water spray catches the firelight, creating a luminous mist.
FAQs
Sacred landscapes (like a nirjhara) become stages where divine speech and restoration of dharma unfold through devotion and dialogue.
A nirjhara (holy waterfall/spring) in the Arbuda region is highlighted as the immediate sacred setting.
No explicit prescription; the verse frames a sacred-water locale where divine instruction is about to be given.