Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
शृणु तत्राभवत्पूर्वं यदाश्चर्यं महीपते । दक्षिणस्या मुनिवराः कोटिसंख्याप्रमाणतः
śṛṇu tatrābhavatpūrvaṃ yadāścaryaṃ mahīpate | dakṣiṇasyā munivarāḥ koṭisaṃkhyāpramāṇataḥ
Listen, O lord of the earth, to the wonder that occurred there long ago: great sages from the southern quarter, numbering in crores, assembled.
Pulastya
Tirtha: Arbuda (kṣetra context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahīpati (king)
Scene: Pulastya begins recounting an ancient marvel: countless southern sages arriving and assembling at Arbuda.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s greatness is often revealed through ancient marvels and the collective presence of realized sages.
The narrative context is the Koṭīśvara area introduced in Adhyāya 11.
No specific rite is prescribed; it introduces the legendary background (pūrva-vṛtta).