Skandapurana 7.1.42_179

7.1.42_179

vedīmadhyādviniḥsṛtya pravṛttā paramāmbhasā .
tasyānte26 vabhṛthe plutya vāyunā saha saṃgatāḥ . . 17. .
tāmapṛcchanta kānveṣā vāyuṃ devaṃ mahādhiyam27 .
uvāca sa mahātejā ṛṣīndharmānubhāvitān28 . . 18 ..

having emerged from the middle of the sacrificial altar, she flowed forth with supreme waters. / At the end of that, having bathed at the concluding bath, uniting with Vāyu, / they asked him, the god Vāyu of great intellect, who she might be. / That god of great splendor addressed the seers who were deeply imbued with righteousness: