Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13
सचापः सशरो राजंस्तस्मिन्पर्वतरोधसि । शंकरो रोषपर्यंतं गत्वा सौख्यमवाप्तवान्
sacāpaḥ saśaro rājaṃstasminparvatarodhasi | śaṃkaro roṣaparyaṃtaṃ gatvā saukhyamavāptavān
Ô roi, sur ce versant de la montagne, son arc et ses flèches restèrent là. Śaṅkara alla jusqu’au terme de sa colère, puis obtint paix et douceur.
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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