मार्क्कंडोऽपि द्रुतं गत्वा रम्य मर्बुदपर्वतम् । तपस्तेपे सुविस्तीर्णं ध्यायन्देवं पितामहम्
mārkkaṃḍo'pi drutaṃ gatvā ramya marbudaparvatam | tapastepe suvistīrṇaṃ dhyāyandevaṃ pitāmaham
Mārkaṇḍeya juga segera pergi ke Gunung Arbuda yang indah, lalu menjalankan tapa yang panjang dan luas di sana, sambil bermeditasi kepada Pitāmaha yang ilahi, Brahmā.
Pulastya (contextual narrator to the king)
Tirtha: Arbuda-parvata
Type: peak
Listener: King
Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya, youthful yet radiant ascetic, strides toward the beautiful Arbuda mountain; then shown seated in deep meditation amid rocky terraces and forested slopes, with a subtle Brahmā icon/vision above or behind, indicating Pitāmaha as iṣṭa-devatā.
A holy place becomes a seat of power through sustained tapas and focused meditation on the divine.
Arbuda Parvata (Mount Arbuda) in the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa’s Arbuda Khaṇḍa.
No explicit ritual is prescribed here; it highlights tapas (austerity) and dhyāna (meditation).