Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 21
अर्बुद उवाच । अहं तत्रागमिष्यामि स्नेहात्ते पर्वतात्मज । तत्रैव च वसिष्यामि त्वया सार्द्धमसंशयम्
arbuda uvāca | ahaṃ tatrāgamiṣyāmi snehātte parvatātmaja | tatraiva ca vasiṣyāmi tvayā sārddhamasaṃśayam
Arbuda berkata: Kerana kasih sayang kepadamu, wahai yang lahir dari gunung, aku akan datang ke sana. Dan aku akan tinggal di sana juga bersamamu—tanpa sebarang keraguan.
Arbuda
Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Arbuda nāga speaks with warmth, agreeing to accompany the ‘mountain-born’ and to dwell there together; the scene conveys pact, protection, and calm assurance at a mountain sanctuary.
FAQs
Affection aligned with dharma supports sacred projects; companionship becomes a vehicle for sanctifying place and purpose.
The Arbuda mountain-region is affirmed as a permanent dwelling place connected to this sacred undertaking.
No; it is a vow-like assurance of participation and residence.