Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
ईश्वर उवाच । सुरभीशापसंतप्ता प्रागुपात्तदशाफला । सरस्वती यानभूता तस्य सा विष्णुना कृता
īśvara uvāca | surabhīśāpasaṃtaptā prāgupāttadaśāphalā | sarasvatī yānabhūtā tasya sā viṣṇunā kṛtā
Īśvara phán: “Sarasvatī—bị khổ não bởi lời nguyền của Surabhī và mang lấy quả báo của trạng thái đã nhận từ trước—đã được Viṣṇu biến thành cỗ xe cho người ấy.”
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Sarasvatī-tīrtha (Prabhāsa context)
Type: kund
Listener: Sages/assembly (implied)
Scene: Īśvara narrates that Sarasvatī, afflicted by Surabhī’s curse and bearing the fruit of a prior condition, was made by Viṣṇu into Vāḍava’s conveyance.
FAQs
Karmic conditions (even from curses) are integrated into divine order, becoming instruments for cosmic welfare.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s greatness is highlighted by connecting it to Sarasvatī and cosmic interventions.
No direct ritual is stated; it is a mythic explanation involving Sarasvatī’s transformed role.