Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 39
यथाहमर्बुदेत्येवं ख्यातिं गच्छामि भूतले । प्रसादाच्चैव ते भूयादेतन्मे मनसि स्थितम्
yathāhamarbudetyevaṃ khyātiṃ gacchāmi bhūtale | prasādāccaiva te bhūyādetanme manasi sthitam
Et que, par ta grâce, je devienne renommé sur la terre sous le nom même d’« Arbuda » ; telle est la résolution fixée dans mon esprit.
Nandivardhana
Tirtha: Arbuda
Type: kshetra
Listener: Vasiṣṭha
Scene: Nandivardhana articulates a firm inner resolve: that by the sage’s grace the land be renowned as ‘Arbuda’; the moment is contemplative, focused on speech becoming destiny.
FAQs
Sacred renown (khyāti) is portrayed as arising from grace and dharmic intention, not mere worldly ambition.
Arbuda (the Arbuda region/sacred geography) is explicitly invoked as the name by which the place/person becomes celebrated.
None; the verse concerns a boon about name, fame, and sacred identity.