Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13
सचापः सशरो राजंस्तस्मिन्पर्वतरोधसि । शंकरो रोषपर्यंतं गत्वा सौख्यमवाप्तवान्
sacāpaḥ saśaro rājaṃstasminparvatarodhasi | śaṃkaro roṣaparyaṃtaṃ gatvā saukhyamavāptavān
হে রাজন, সেই পর্বতঢালে ধনুক-বাণসহ সে পড়ে রইল; শঙ্কর ক্রোধের সীমা পর্যন্ত গিয়ে পরে শান্তি ও স্বস্তি লাভ করলেন।
Sūta (deduced: Prabhāsakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Arbuda
Type: kshetra
Listener: King
Scene: After the blaze, the mountainside is quiet; Kāma’s bow and arrows lie abandoned on the rocky incline. Śaṅkara’s posture softens as wrath reaches its end and peace returns.
FAQs
Dharma-protecting fierceness is not permanent rage; once the disorder is removed, serenity naturally returns.
The mountain setting connected with Arbuda is implied, though the verse emphasizes Śiva’s state rather than a named tīrtha.
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