Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 53
पुलस्त्य उवाच । श्रुत्वा तद्वचनं तेषां ज्ञात्वा तं मृत्युवर्जितम् । पर्वतस्य महाशृंगं दत्त्वा तस्योपरि स्वयम्
pulastya uvāca | śrutvā tadvacanaṃ teṣāṃ jñātvā taṃ mṛtyuvarjitam | parvatasya mahāśṛṃgaṃ dattvā tasyopari svayam
പുലസ്ത്യൻ പറഞ്ഞു—അവരുടെ വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ട്, അവൻ മരണവിമുക്തനെന്ന് അറിഞ്ഞ്, ദേവി പർവതത്തിലെ മഹാശിഖരം ദാനമായി നൽകി, സ്വയം അതിന്മേൽ ആസീനയായി।
Pulastya
Tirtha: Varaparvata (Arbuda)
Type: peak
Listener: King (narādhipa; in this khanda’s frame)
Scene: Pulastya narrates: the Goddess, acknowledged as deathless, is granted a lofty mountain-peak; she ascends and takes her seat upon the summit, transforming it into a radiant sacred throne above the forests and clouds.
FAQs
When ordinary means fail (an ‘undying’ foe), divine strategy establishes a sacred seat that becomes a lasting refuge for the world.
A mountain peak associated with Varaparvata/Arbuda is introduced as the Goddess’s seat.
No direct ritual instruction is stated.