Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24
वसिष्ठस्यानुगा भूत्वा याहि शीघ्रं धरातलम् । तातं पुत्रीवानुयाता वसिष्ठतनया भव
vasiṣṭhasyānugā bhūtvā yāhi śīghraṃ dharātalam | tātaṃ putrīvānuyātā vasiṣṭhatanayā bhava
ବସିଷ୍ଠଙ୍କ ଅନୁଗା ହୋଇ ଶୀଘ୍ର ଧରାତଳକୁ ଯାଅ। କନ୍ୟା ଯେପରି ପିତାଙ୍କୁ ଅନୁସରେ, ସେପରି ସେହି ପୂଜ୍ୟଙ୍କୁ ଅନୁସରି ‘ବସିଷ୍ଠ-ତନୟା’ ଭାବେ ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ ହୁଅ।
Varuṇa (deduced from proximity to ‘Varuṇālaya’ and the command narrative)
Tirtha: Gomatī (as Vasiṣṭha-tanayā)
Type: river
Scene: Vasiṣṭha leads; the river-goddess follows like a devoted daughter, emphasizing reverence, guidance, and sacred lineage.
FAQs
Holy waters serve dharma by aligning themselves with realized sages, thereby becoming channels of purification for the world.
The Gomatī tīrtha/river, whose descent and identity are linked with Ṛṣi Vasiṣṭha.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse narrates the dharmic commissioning of the river’s descent.