Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 108
स चापि विस्मितोऽत्यंतं किमेतदिति चिंतयन् । ततस्तेन पुरःस्थेन वाडवेन च वह्निना
sa cāpi vismito'tyaṃtaṃ kimetaditi ciṃtayan | tatastena puraḥsthena vāḍavena ca vahninā
وہ بھی نہایت حیران رہ گیا اور دل میں سوچنے لگا: ‘یہ کیا ہے؟’ پھر اس کے سامنے کھڑی واڈَو آگنی، وہ دہکتی ہوئی آگ، اس سے مخاطب ہوئی۔
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis (typical frame)
Scene: A pilgrim/sage stands on the Prabhāsa shore, halted by a personified blazing Vaḍavānala before him; the sea behind glows with ominous light, wind whipping garments, eyes widened in astonishment.
FAQs
Awe becomes inquiry; spiritual maturity is shown by turning fear and wonder into discernment and listening.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, in whose māhātmya such encounters are narrated.
None.