Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33
मुद्गलोऽपि विमानस्थं पुनर्दृष्ट्वा समागतम् । मामुह्रदे प्रविश्याथ वारयामास तं तदा
mudgalo'pi vimānasthaṃ punardṛṣṭvā samāgatam | māmuhrade praviśyātha vārayāmāsa taṃ tadā
मुद्गलानेही विमानस्थ होऊन पुन्हा आलेल्याला पाहून ‘मामु’ सरोवरात प्रवेश केला आणि त्या वेळी त्याला रोखले।
Pulastya (narration)
Tirtha: Māmu-hrada
Type: kund
Scene: Mudgala, calm and radiant, sees a celestial figure seated in a vimāna; he steps into a lotus-filled pond and with a gesture/word restrains the intruder, the water shimmering with spiritual force.
FAQs
A realized sage, rooted in spiritual power, can restrain aggression without weaponry—through inner mastery.
Māmu-hrada (a sacred pond/lake) is explicitly mentioned as the locus of the event.
No explicit rite is stated, though the presence of a named hrada implies tīrtha-value typically associated with snāna and sanctity.