Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31
यत्नादाकर्षिता तस्माद्भूयः पतनजाद्भयात् । तवांतिकमनुप्राप्तो नान्यो योग्यो महीपतिः
yatnādākarṣitā tasmādbhūyaḥ patanajādbhayāt | tavāṃtikamanuprāpto nānyo yogyo mahīpatiḥ
Though she has been pulled up from there with great effort, out of fear that she may fall again, I have come to you. There is no other ruler of mountains fit for this task.
Vasiṣṭha
Tirtha: Arbuda—Vasiṣṭhāśrama environs
Type: kshetra
Listener: Himavān
Scene: Nandinī is shown safely near the hermitage, while Vasiṣṭha, still concerned, approaches the towering Himavān to request a permanent solution; the chasm looms in the background.
FAQs
When recurring danger threatens dharmic life, one should seek the most capable support and act before harm returns.
The āśrama vicinity in the Arbuda-khaṇḍa is the focal sacred setting, with Himavān invoked as a cosmic protector.
None; the verse emphasizes prudent prevention and seeking competent assistance.