Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 106
पुनर्गता क्वापि तदा न ज्ञाता मुनिना हि सा । वडवानलो नरस्तस्याः स गर्भो निःसृतस्तदा
punargatā kvāpi tadā na jñātā muninā hi sā | vaḍavānalo narastasyāḥ sa garbho niḥsṛtastadā
Então ela foi embora para algum lugar novamente, e o sábio não sabia para onde ela tinha ido. Naquele momento, aquele feto — da natureza de Vaḍavānala — emergiu como um homem.
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: The mare vanishes mysteriously; the sage looks around, uncertain. Before him, the fiery ‘foetus’ transforms and emerges as a man—human form made of vaḍavānala essence.
FAQs
Purāṇas often personify forces to teach that even overwhelming energies can be approached through discernment and dharmic relationship.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the māhātmya situates the manifestation of extraordinary beings and powers.
None; the verse is descriptive, advancing the māhātmya narrative.