Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 74
दुर्वाससश्च ये दर्भास्तिलाश्चैवाक्षतैः सह । पुनस्तानानयध्वं हि क्षिप्ता ये वरुणालये
durvāsasaśca ye darbhāstilāścaivākṣataiḥ saha | punastānānayadhvaṃ hi kṣiptā ye varuṇālaye
“Dan rumput darbha, biji bijan, serta beras yang tidak pecah milik Durvāsas—bawalah kembali, kerana semuanya telah dicampakkan ke kediaman Varuṇa, yakni ke dalam air.”
Narrative voice (contextual command within the episode)
Tirtha: Varuṇālaya (water-realm) in Dvārakā context
Type: sangam
Listener: Attendants/Daityas addressed (contextual)
Scene: Attendants are commanded to retrieve Durvāsas’s darbha grass, sesame, and unbroken rice from the waters—seen as Varuṇa’s realm—while waves lap against the shore and ritual vessels await completion.
FAQs
Ritual integrity matters in tīrtha settings; what is consecrated for dharma should not be discarded but restored and honored.
The Dvārakā-region Muktitīrtha context where sacred waters (Varuṇālaya) are invoked.
Recovering ritual substances—darbha, sesame, and akṣata—associated with a rite and cast into the waters.