Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
ईश्वर उवाच । सुरभीशापसंतप्ता प्रागुपात्तदशाफला । सरस्वती यानभूता तस्य सा विष्णुना कृता
īśvara uvāca | surabhīśāpasaṃtaptā prāgupāttadaśāphalā | sarasvatī yānabhūtā tasya sā viṣṇunā kṛtā
Īśvara bersabda: “Sarasvatī—yang tersiksa oleh sumpahan Surabhī dan menanggung buah keadaan yang dahulu disandangnya—telah dijadikan kenderaannya oleh Viṣṇu.”
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Sarasvatī-tīrtha (Prabhāsa context)
Type: kund
Listener: Sages/assembly (implied)
Scene: Īśvara narrates that Sarasvatī, afflicted by Surabhī’s curse and bearing the fruit of a prior condition, was made by Viṣṇu into Vāḍava’s conveyance.
FAQs
Karmic conditions (even from curses) are integrated into divine order, becoming instruments for cosmic welfare.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s greatness is highlighted by connecting it to Sarasvatī and cosmic interventions.
No direct ritual is stated; it is a mythic explanation involving Sarasvatī’s transformed role.