Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 108
स चापि विस्मितोऽत्यंतं किमेतदिति चिंतयन् । ततस्तेन पुरःस्थेन वाडवेन च वह्निना
sa cāpi vismito'tyaṃtaṃ kimetaditi ciṃtayan | tatastena puraḥsthena vāḍavena ca vahninā
स चापि परमविस्मितः “किमिदम्?” इति चिन्तयन् स्थितः। ततस्तस्य पुरःस्थितेन वाडवेन वह्निना—दीप्तेन पावकेन—स संबोधितः।
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis (typical frame)
Scene: A pilgrim/sage stands on the Prabhāsa shore, halted by a personified blazing Vaḍavānala before him; the sea behind glows with ominous light, wind whipping garments, eyes widened in astonishment.
FAQs
Awe becomes inquiry; spiritual maturity is shown by turning fear and wonder into discernment and listening.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, in whose māhātmya such encounters are narrated.
None.