Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
पुलस्त्य उवाच । यदा प्रसादितो देवैर्भगवान्वृषभध्वजः । अर्बुदेऽस्मिन्सदा स्थेयमचलेन त्वया विभो
pulastya uvāca | yadā prasādito devairbhagavānvṛṣabhadhvajaḥ | arbude'sminsadā stheyamacalena tvayā vibho
पुलस्त्य बोले—जब देवताओं ने वृषभध्वज भगवान् शंकर को प्रसन्न किया, तब हे विभो! आपसे यह प्रार्थना की गई—‘इस अर्बुद पर्वत पर आप सदा अचल होकर निवास करें।’
Pulastya
Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra (Śiva’s nitya-vāsa)
Type: peak
Listener: Yayāti
Scene: Pulastya narrates the moment when the gods propitiate Śiva (bull-bannered) and request his eternal abode on Arbuda; Śiva appears serene, with Nandin emblem and mountain backdrop.
FAQs
Divine presence is established where devotion and sincere propitiation are offered; the gods themselves seek Śiva’s abiding grace for the welfare of the world.
Arbuda (Mount Arbuda/Abu region) is praised as a place where Śiva is requested to abide perpetually.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; the verse emphasizes propitiation (prasādana) and the prayer for the Lord’s permanent abiding at the sacred site.