Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 18
गते चादर्शनं देवे दह्यमानो हुताशनः । गङ्गातोये विनिक्षिप्य जगाम स्वंनिवेशनम्
gate cādarśanaṃ deve dahyamāno hutāśanaḥ | gaṅgātoye vinikṣipya jagāma svaṃniveśanam
தேவன் (சிவன்) கண்முன்னிருந்து மறைந்தபின், தாங்கமுடியாத தேஜஸால் எரிந்த ஹுதாசன் அதை கங்கையின் நீரில் செலுத்தி தன் இருப்பிடத்திற்குச் சென்றான்।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced: Āvantya Khaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā
Type: river
Scene: Agni, scorched by the tejas within, rushes to the Gaṅgā and releases the glowing potency into the river; then he departs to his abode, calmer.
FAQs
Divine power (tejas) is not ordinary; it must be borne and transmitted through sacred channels, highlighting reverence for devas and holy waters.
The Gaṅgā is praised as a sacred bearer of divine energy, serving as a purifying and protective medium in the Purāṇic sacred geography.
No direct rite is prescribed; the verse implicitly elevates the sanctity of sacred waters as vessels of purification and divine potency.