Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 46
ततो देवगणाः सर्वे गत्वा कामनिषूदनम् । यथाऽयं नृत्यते नैव तथा कुरु महेश्वर
tato devagaṇāḥ sarve gatvā kāmaniṣūdanam | yathā'yaṃ nṛtyate naiva tathā kuru maheśvara
അപ്പോൾ സർവ്വ ദേവഗണങ്ങളും കാമനിഷൂദനന്റെ അടുക്കൽ ചെന്നു പറഞ്ഞു— “ഹേ മഹേശ്വരാ, ഇവൻ ഇനി ഇങ്ങനെ നൃത്തം ചെയ്യാതിരിക്കുവാൻ ഉപായം ചെയ്യുക।”
Skanda (deduced; reporting the gods’ appeal)
Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: nṛpasattama (king)
Scene: A congregation of devas, anxious and reverent, approaches Kāmanişūdana (Śiva), petitioning him to stop a disruptive dance; Śiva stands calm, ash-smeared, with trident, listening.
FAQs
When imbalance threatens the worlds, refuge is sought in Śiva as the upholder of order; divine grace corrects even ascetic excess.
The Arbuda sacred narrative culminates in Śiva’s intervention, reinforcing the site’s Śaiva māhātmya atmosphere.
No direct ritual is prescribed; it depicts supplication to Śiva as the cosmic remedy.