शृणु तत्राऽभवत्पूर्वं यदाश्चर्यं महीपते । पार्थिवः सुमतिर्नाम संप्राप्तोऽर्बुदपर्वते
śṛṇu tatrā'bhavatpūrvaṃ yadāścaryaṃ mahīpate | pārthivaḥ sumatirnāma saṃprāpto'rbudaparvate
Höre, o König, von dem Wunder, das sich dort einst ereignete. Ein Herrscher namens Sumati gelangte einst zum Berge Arbuda.
Pulastya (continuing the narration to the king)
Tirtha: Arbuda-parvata
Type: peak
Listener: Mahīpati (king)
Scene: Pulastya begins an ancient marvel-tale; the king leans forward; in a vignette-like background, King Sumati approaches the wooded slopes of Arbuda with attendants.
Approaching a famed sacred landscape (like Arbuda) sets the stage for dharmic transformation and tīrtha-miracles.
Mount Arbuda (Arbudaparvata), introduced as the sacred setting for the forthcoming māhātmya.
None in this verse; it functions as the narrative opening to a tīrtha episode.