Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11
गङ्गोवाच । नास्ति मे भगवञ्छक्ति रौर्वं वोढुं जगत्पते । रौद्ररूपी महानेष दहत्येवानलो भृशम्
gaṅgovāca | nāsti me bhagavañchakti raurvaṃ voḍhuṃ jagatpate | raudrarūpī mahāneṣa dahatyevānalo bhṛśam
गंगा म्हणाली— हे भगवन्, हे जगत्पते! रौरव अग्नी धारण करण्याची माझ्यात शक्ती नाही. ही महान, रौद्ररूपी ज्वाला अनलासारखी अत्यंत दाह करते.
Gaṅgā
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Sarasvatī-samudra-saṅgama complex in Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Jagatpati (the Lord; contextually Janārdana/Vişṇu)
Scene: Personified Gaṅgā, radiant yet distressed, addresses the Lord amid a cosmic scene where a terrifying subterranean ‘Raurva/Vāḍava’ flame surges like a sea-born fire; devas watch anxiously as the world’s balance trembles.
FAQs
Even sacred powers acknowledge limits; dharma includes discerning what one can and cannot safely bear.
The broader Prabhāsa-kṣetra narrative is being unfolded; the verse also reinforces Gaṅgā’s sanctity by her truthful discernment.
None; it is a dialogue emphasizing the severity of the fire and the need for a suitable carrier.