Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
तथा सरस्वती देवी चूतवृक्षाद्विनिर्गता । पश्चिमं सागरं प्राप्ता गृहीत्वा वडवानलम्
tathā sarasvatī devī cūtavṛkṣādvinirgatā | paścimaṃ sāgaraṃ prāptā gṛhītvā vaḍavānalam
“Gayundin, ang Diyosa Sarasvatī ay lumitaw mula sa punong mangga at nakarating sa dagat sa kanluran, taglay ang apoy sa ilalim ng dagat (Vaḍavānala).”
Yayāti
Tirtha: Sarasvatī (Prabhāsa/Arbuda context)
Type: sangam
Listener: Pulastya
Scene: A divine river-goddess Sarasvatī rises miraculously from a mango tree, then streams westward toward the sea while bearing the mysterious submarine fire, depicted as a contained flame within the waters.
FAQs
Purāṇic sacred geography portrays rivers as divine beings whose movements carry cosmic functions, not merely physical flow.
The verse highlights Sarasvatī’s sacred course and oceanic destination; it serves as background to the Kedāra-related inquiry.
No explicit ritual is given; the statement frames mythic-geographic context.