Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30
अधुना तव वाक्येन जानेऽहं न सुरेश्वरि । समाहूताऽस्मि रुद्रेण किं वा स्वच्छन्दतः शुभे
adhunā tava vākyena jāne'haṃ na sureśvari | samāhūtā'smi rudreṇa kiṃ vā svacchandataḥ śubhe
“Nhưng nay, nhờ lời nàng, ô Nữ Chúa của chư thiên, thiếp đã hiểu: thiếp được Rudra triệu đến—hay, ô bậc cát tường, thiếp đến đây do ý mình tự chọn?”
Gaṅgā (Jāhnavī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Sureśvarī)
Scene: A speaker addresses Devī as ‘Sureśvarī,’ expressing sudden understanding: either Rudra has summoned her or she has come freely; Rudra’s unseen presence is suggested by a liṅga, trident, or blazing aura behind the scene.
FAQs
Divine action harmonizes command and freedom; higher will guides beings toward auspicious resolution.
No single tīrtha is named; the verse supports the theological texture of the Arbuda-khaṇḍa narrative.
None; it is a doctrinal reflection within a dialogue.