Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
स वा ऊर्ध्वगतिः क्षिप्रं क्षणान्नेष्यत्यसंशयः । लीलया सर्वकृत्येषु तं विदित्वाऽहमागतः
sa vā ūrdhvagatiḥ kṣipraṃ kṣaṇānneṣyatyasaṃśayaḥ | līlayā sarvakṛtyeṣu taṃ viditvā'hamāgataḥ
அவன் மேல்நோக்கிச் செல்லும் வேகத்தில் மிக விரைவானவன்; ஒரு கணத்தில் (அவற்றை) எடுத்துச் செல்வான்—சந்தேகமில்லை. எல்லாக் காரியங்களிலும் அவனுடைய லீலாமயத் திறனை அறிந்தே நான் வந்தேன்.
Vasiṣṭha
Tirtha: Arbuda (contextual)
Type: peak
Listener: The addressed mountain/assembly (implied)
Scene: Arbuda/Nandivardhana poised to lift or guide mountains upward; clouds part as the sky-route opens; Vasiṣṭha arrives as advisor, confident and composed.
FAQs
When dharma requires action, the Purāṇas portray providential capability—aid appears swift and effortless when aligned with righteous purpose.
The verse supports the Arbuda-khaṇḍa sacred setting; no single tīrtha is named in this line.
None; it emphasizes capability and certainty of success.