Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 88
वह्निश्च व्याकुलीभूतो गंगायां मुमुचे सकृत् । दह्यमाना च सा देवी तरंगैर्वहिरुत्सृजत्
vahniśca vyākulībhūto gaṃgāyāṃ mumuce sakṛt | dahyamānā ca sā devī taraṃgairvahirutsṛjat
అగ్నియు వ్యాకులమై దానిని ఒక్కసారి గంగలో విడిచెను; దహింపబడుచున్న ఆ దేవి తన తరంగములచే అగ్నిని బయటికి విసర్జించెను.
Sūta (deduced narrator)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā
Type: river
Scene: Agni, agitated, releases the potency into Gaṅgā; the river-goddess, scorched, throws the fire outward in rolling waves—water and flame interlaced in a miraculous display.
FAQs
Even the purifying Gaṅgā reveals the awe of Śiva’s power; sacred rivers are divine agents, not mere physical waters.
Gaṅgā herself is invoked as sacred geography; no single named ford is specified in this verse.
None directly; the verse narrates the transfer of divine heat into the river.