Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
त्वमग्रजः सर्वभवोद्भवानां त्वं जीवितं जन्मवतां नराणाम् । तस्मात्सुराणां कुरु कार्यमिष्टं वह्निं गृहाण त्वमिहोपनीतम्
tvamagrajaḥ sarvabhavodbhavānāṃ tvaṃ jīvitaṃ janmavatāṃ narāṇām | tasmātsurāṇāṃ kuru kāryamiṣṭaṃ vahniṃ gṛhāṇa tvamihopanītam
تم تمام پیدا ہونے والی ہستیوں کے بزرگ ہو؛ جنم لینے والے انسانوں کی جان بھی تم ہی ہو۔ اس لیے دیوتاؤں کی مراد پوری کرو—یہاں لائی گئی اس اگنی کو قبول کرو۔
Sarasvatī
Tirtha: Prabhāsa Kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A celestial assembly addresses a primordial being as ‘elder of all beings,’ urging him to accept a brought fire to fulfill the gods’ purpose; the oceanic horizon and ritual fire imagery foreshadow the Vāḍava fire episode.
FAQs
Those who sustain the world must also shoulder responsibility for cosmic balance; service to dharma includes accepting difficult duties.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the mythic handling of the Vāḍava fire becomes part of the region’s sacred narrative.
No direct ritual; the verse commands acceptance of a consecrated ‘vahni’ as a divine duty rather than a human rite.