Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

विमुक्तो विवरे तस्मिन्नर्बुदेन महात्मना । परिपूर्णे महारौद्रे संतुष्टो मुनिपुंगवः

Transliteration

vimukto vivare tasminnarbudena mahātmanā | paripūrṇe mahāraudre saṃtuṣṭo munipuṃgavaḥ

Translation

அந்தப் பெரிதும் அச்சமூட்டும் குகைச் சிள்ளையில் மகாத்மா அர்புதன் விடுவித்தபோதும், முனிவர்களில் தலைசிறந்தவர் மனநிறைவு அடைந்தார்.

Word by Word

• विमुक्तः: released, freed
• विमुक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-मुक्त (कृदन्त; √मुच् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त) — past passive participle

• विवरे: in the cavity/opening
• विवरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — locative singular

• तस्मिन्: in that (place)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — locative singular pronoun

• अर्बुदेन: by Arbuda
• अर्बुदेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्बुद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — instrumental singular

• महात्मना: by the great-souled (one)
• महात्मना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — instrumental singular; विशेषण (qualifier)

• परिपूर्णे: in the fully filled (place)
• परिपूर्णे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-भाव)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — locative singular; विशेषण

• महारौद्रे: in the very terrible (place)
• महारौद्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा-रौद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — locative singular; विशेषण; समासः कर्मधारय (महा + रौद्र)

• संतुष्टः: satisfied
• संतुष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-तुष्ट (कृदन्त; √तुष् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त) — satisfied

• मुनिपुंगवः: the foremost of sages
• मुनिपुंगवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + पुंगव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — nominative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मुनिनां पुंगवः)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda-guha (contextual)

Type: cave

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside a vast, formidable cavern, the great-souled Arbuda has completed the release; the foremost sage stands calm and satisfied, radiating composure against a dramatic rocky backdrop.

Characters & Entities

• Arbuda
• Muni-puṃgava (foremost sage)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Service that relieves the distress of a sage becomes a direct cause of grace and satisfaction, anchoring the sanctity of the place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The formidable cavern region on Arbuda associated with Arbuda’s act and the sage’s ensuing approval—part of the Nāga-tīrtha origin context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the focus is on tīrtha-māhātmya through an origin-event (release and satisfaction of the sage).