Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33
ब्रह्मोवाच । अर्बुदः पर्वतश्रेष्ठः कलिस्तत्र न विद्यते । अतस्तत्र च गंतव्यं तीर्थैरायतनैः सह
brahmovāca | arbudaḥ parvataśreṣṭhaḥ kalistatra na vidyate | atastatra ca gaṃtavyaṃ tīrthairāyatanaiḥ saha
Brahmā bersabda: “Arbuda ialah yang terunggul antara gunung-ganang; Kali tidak wujud di sana. Maka hendaklah kamu, wahai tīrtha, pergi ke sana bersama tempat suci dan kediamanmu.”
Brahmā
Tirtha: Arbuda
Type: peak
Scene: Brahmā proclaims Arbuda the foremost mountain, gesturing toward a radiant peak; tīrthas prepare to depart carrying their shrines/āyatanas as luminous mini-temples.
FAQs
Dharma is preserved where adharma (Kali) cannot enter; seeking such sanctified space supports spiritual continuity.
Arbuda—celebrated as the best of mountains and free from Kali—becomes the refuge of tīrthas.
A directive is given: tīrthas (and their āyatanas) are to relocate to Arbuda; for devotees, it implies seeking pilgrimage there in Kali Yuga.