Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12
तत्रास्ति विवरो रौद्रस्तं प्रपूरय सत्वरम् । अर्बुदं नागमादाय मित्रं प्राणभृतां वरम्
tatrāsti vivaro raudrastaṃ prapūraya satvaram | arbudaṃ nāgamādāya mitraṃ prāṇabhṛtāṃ varam
“అక్కడ ఒక భయంకరమైన వివరం ఉంది—దానిని వెంటనే నింపుము. అలాగే ప్రాణులలో శ్రేష్ఠుడైన మిత్రస్వరూప నాగుడు అర్బుదుని వెంట తీసికొనిపో.”
Himavān (in Sūta’s narration)
Tirtha: Arbuda (contextual nāga-linked sacred geography)
Type: cave
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame)
Scene: Nandivardhana is instructed to rush to a terrifying chasm near the hermitage and fill it, taking Arbuda the nāga—noble, friendly, and foremost among living beings—as companion and helper.
FAQs
Sacred landscapes are maintained through responsible action; dharma includes protecting the world by remedying dangers.
The Arbuda region is foregrounded via Arbuda Nāga and the described terrain feature (vivara).
None; the instruction is practical—fill the chasm and enlist Arbuda.