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Pippalada

In the Skanda Purana's Prabhasa Khanda, the son of Dadhichi born after his father's death and raised on the fruit of pippal trees. His anger at the gods, who took his father's bones, produces the Vadava fire that Sarasvati carries to the sea.

Sources: The Skanda Purana, Prabhasa Khanda, Prabhasa-kshetra-mahatmya chapters 31-35 (tr. G. V. Tagare, Motilal Banarsidass), on Wisdom Library · see Pippalada's web

Relations 1

Pippalada child of

Dadhichi (Sage) Shaiva · Saraswati carries the Vadava fire to the sea
In the Prabhasa Khanda Pippalada is Dadhichi's posthumous son.

Stories 1

Saraswati carries the Vadava fire to the sea
Temple legend · as Dadhichi's son, whose anger makes the fire · 3 tellings

Cited

The Skanda Purana, Prabhasa Khanda, Prabhasa-kshetra-mahatmya chapters 31-35 (tr. G. V. Tagare, Motilal Banarsidass), on Wisdom Library § 7.1.32 Primary text (translation)