Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
तत्रैवारुंधती साध्वी वसिष्ठस्य समीपतः । पूजनीया विशेषेण सर्वकामप्रदा नृणाम्
tatraivāruṃdhatī sādhvī vasiṣṭhasya samīpataḥ | pūjanīyā viśeṣeṇa sarvakāmapradā nṛṇām
তাতেই বশিষ্ঠৰ ওচৰত সাধ্বী অৰুন্ধতী আছে। তেওঁ বিশেষ ভক্তিভাৱে পূজনীয়, কিয়নো তেওঁ মানুহক সকলো ধৰ্মসম্মত কামনা পূৰণ কৰি দিয়ে।
Sūta (deduced, Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Arundhatī-sannidhi (Vasiṣṭhāśrama, Arbuda)
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (nṛpa)
Scene: Near a hermitage, Arundhatī stands or is represented as an auspicious revered figure beside Vasiṣṭha; pilgrims offer flowers and lamps, seeking dhārmic boons.
FAQs
Honoring exemplars of dharma—especially the virtuous consort of a great ṛṣi—brings auspiciousness and the fulfillment of righteous aims.
The vicinity of Vasiṣṭha’s āśrama where Arundhatī is present and worship-worthy.
Special worship (pūjā) of Arundhatī near Vasiṣṭha’s hermitage.