Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11
तदा तेन पुरःस्थेन देवी साभिहिता भृशम् । वाडवं संप्रयच्छैनं सुरशत्रुं सरस्वति
tadā tena puraḥsthena devī sābhihitā bhṛśam | vāḍavaṃ saṃprayacchainaṃ suraśatruṃ sarasvati
ତେବେ ତାଙ୍କ ସମ୍ମୁଖରେ ଦଣ୍ଡାୟମାନ ହୋଇ ସେ ଦେବୀଙ୍କୁ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ବିନୟରେ କହିଲା—‘ହେ ସରସ୍ୱତୀ, ଦେବଶତ୍ରୁ ଏହି ବାଡବକୁ ମୋତେ ସମର୍ପଣ କର।’
Samudra (Ocean)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa Kṣetra (Sarasvatī-associated tīrtha memory)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A divine figure stands before Goddess Sarasvatī, earnestly requesting the transfer of the Vāḍava fire—depicted as a fierce, fiery entity—called ‘enemy of the gods.’
FAQs
Dharma may require containment of destructive power; rightful custodianship protects the worlds.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where Sarasvatī and the Ocean interact as part of the site’s sacred mythic geography.
None; the verse concerns a divine transfer (saṃpradāna) of a cosmic force.