Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33
मुद्गलोऽपि विमानस्थं पुनर्दृष्ट्वा समागतम् । मामुह्रदे प्रविश्याथ वारयामास तं तदा
mudgalo'pi vimānasthaṃ punardṛṣṭvā samāgatam | māmuhrade praviśyātha vārayāmāsa taṃ tadā
مدگل نے بھی، وِمان میں سوار ہو کر دوبارہ آئے ہوئے کو دیکھ کر، مامو تالاب میں داخل ہو کر اسی وقت اسے روک لیا۔
Pulastya (narration)
Tirtha: Māmu-hrada
Type: kund
Scene: Mudgala, calm and radiant, sees a celestial figure seated in a vimāna; he steps into a lotus-filled pond and with a gesture/word restrains the intruder, the water shimmering with spiritual force.
FAQs
A realized sage, rooted in spiritual power, can restrain aggression without weaponry—through inner mastery.
Māmu-hrada (a sacred pond/lake) is explicitly mentioned as the locus of the event.
No explicit rite is stated, though the presence of a named hrada implies tīrtha-value typically associated with snāna and sanctity.