Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 71
संसारी न पुनर्भूयान्महेश्वरवचो यथा । अर्बुदो यदि लभ्येत सेवितुं जन्मदुःखितैः
saṃsārī na punarbhūyānmaheśvaravaco yathā | arbudo yadi labhyeta sevituṃ janmaduḥkhitaiḥ
যাতে মানুহ পুনৰ সংসাৰৰ ঘূৰণিত ভ্ৰমণকাৰী নহয়—মহেশ্বৰৰ বচন অনুসাৰে—যদি জন্ম-দুঃখত পীড়িতসকলে অৰ্বুদ লাভ কৰি তাৰ সেৱা-দৰ্শন কৰিব পাৰে।
Śailajā (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Arbuda
Type: peak
Scene: A suffering pilgrim (janma-duḥkhita) looks toward Arbuda’s peak where Śiva’s presence is felt; a scroll of ‘Maheśvara-vacana’ radiates above, and a broken wheel symbolizes cessation of saṃsāra.
FAQs
Serving a great Śaiva tīrtha with faith is presented as a means to end the cycle of rebirth, in alignment with Śiva’s own word.
Arbuda (Mount Arbuda/Arbudāraṇya), praised as a place worthy of ‘seva’ for seekers burdened by saṃsāra.
Sevā—devotional attendance such as pilgrimage, worship, and sustained reverence toward the Arbuda sacred site.