Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13
सचापः सशरो राजंस्तस्मिन्पर्वतरोधसि । शंकरो रोषपर्यंतं गत्वा सौख्यमवाप्तवान्
sacāpaḥ saśaro rājaṃstasminparvatarodhasi | śaṃkaro roṣaparyaṃtaṃ gatvā saukhyamavāptavān
हे राजन्, त्या पर्वताच्या उतारावर धनुष्य-बाणांसह तो पडून राहिला; शंकर क्रोधाच्या पराकाष्ठेपर्यंत जाऊन मग शांत सुखास प्राप्त झाले।
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.
None.