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Vadava fire

Also called: Vadavagni, Vadavanala, Aurva fire

The submarine fire, the mare's fire, that lies in the ocean drinking its water. In the Skanda and Padma Puranas Sarasvati carries it to the western sea in a golden pot, running underground to bear its heat.

Sources: The Skanda Purana, Prabhasa Khanda, Prabhasa-kshetra-mahatmya chapters 31-35 (tr. G. V. Tagare, Motilal Banarsidass), on Wisdom Library; The Padma Purana, Srishti Khanda chapters 17-18 (tr. N. A. Deshpande, Motilal Banarsidass), on Wisdom Library · see Vadava fire's web

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Saraswati (Consort) · Saraswati carries the Vadava fire to the sea
She carries the fire to the sea in a golden pot.

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The Skanda Purana, Prabhasa Khanda, Prabhasa-kshetra-mahatmya chapters 31-35 (tr. G. V. Tagare, Motilal Banarsidass), on Wisdom Library § 7.1.32-34 Primary text (translation)
The Padma Purana, Srishti Khanda chapters 17-18 (tr. N. A. Deshpande, Motilal Banarsidass), on Wisdom Library § 1.18.158-218 Primary text (translation)