Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 92
तत्रस्था सा महादेवी तमाह वडवानलम् । पश्य वाडव गर्जन्तं सागरं पुरतः स्थितम्
tatrasthā sā mahādevī tamāha vaḍavānalam | paśya vāḍava garjantaṃ sāgaraṃ purataḥ sthitam
เมื่อประทับยืนอยู่ ณ ที่นั้น พระมหาเทวีตรัสแก่ไฟวาฑวานละว่า “จงดูเถิด โอ้วาฑวะ—เบื้องหน้าท่านคือมหาสมุทรที่คำรามอยู่”
Mahādevī (Śāradā)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (sea-bathing shore)
Type: ghat
Scene: The Great Goddess stands facing the roaring ocean and points it out to Vaḍavānala, who is present as a fiery being; waves surge, sky dramatic.
FAQs
The Goddess directs cosmic forces toward their ordained place—Dharma includes the proper stationing of power so it benefits the world.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra at the seashore, where oceanic and fiery powers are woven into the tīrtha’s sacred identity.
None; it is a direct address that frames the forthcoming sacred action involving the ocean.