Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 81
पर्वतोऽयं ममाभीष्टो न च त्यक्तुं मनो दधे । तथापि संपरित्यक्तो युष्माकं हितकाम्यया
parvato'yaṃ mamābhīṣṭo na ca tyaktuṃ mano dadhe | tathāpi saṃparityakto yuṣmākaṃ hitakāmyayā
هذا الجبل محبوبٌ لديّ، ولم يكن قلبي يريد مفارقته؛ ومع ذلك فقد تخلّيتُ عنه تخلّيًا تامًّا ابتغاءَ خيركم وصلاحكم.
Devī (the Goddess associated with the Pādukās)
Tirtha: Arbuda
Type: peak
Scene: The deity gazes upon the beloved mountain with reluctance, then turns away in compassionate resolve for devotees’ welfare; the mountain and cave remain luminous behind.
FAQs
Divine compassion prioritizes devotees’ welfare, teaching tyāga (renunciation) as a higher dharma.
Mount Arbuda, presented as a beloved divine abode whose sanctity remains even amid divine departure.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; it provides the devotional rationale for the site’s continuing sanctity.