Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
शृणु राजन्यथावृत्तमितिहास पुरातनम् । ऋषिभिर्बहुधा गीतमर्बुदे पर्वतोत्तमे
śṛṇu rājanyathāvṛttamitihāsa purātanam | ṛṣibhirbahudhā gītamarbude parvatottame
हे राजन्! जैसा घटित हुआ वैसा ही यह प्राचीन इतिहास सुनो, जो पर्वतोत्तम अर्बुद पर ऋषियों द्वारा अनेक प्रकार से गाया गया है।
Pulastya
Tirtha: Arbuda (Arbudācala)
Type: peak
Listener: Rājan
Scene: A sage addresses the king: ‘Listen to the ancient itihāsa’; behind them rises Arbuda, a majestic mountain with hermitages and sacred groves.
FAQs
Sacred geography is preserved through itihāsa: hearing these accounts is itself a dharmic act that orients one toward tīrtha and devotion.
Arbuda Parvata (Mount Abu) as a sanctified landscape where sages celebrate holy narratives.
Śravaṇa (devout listening) of the purāṇic itihāsa is encouraged.