तस्यार्बुद इति ख्पातो वयस्यः परमं प्रियः । नागः प्राणभृतां श्रेष्ठः खेचरोऽपि च वीर्यवान्
tasyārbuda iti khpāto vayasyaḥ paramaṃ priyaḥ | nāgaḥ prāṇabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ khecaro'pi ca vīryavān
اس کا ایک ساتھی ‘اربُد’ کے نام سے مشہور ہے، جو اسے نہایت عزیز ہے—وہ ایک ناگ ہے، جانداروں میں برتر، اور آسمان میں گزر کرنے والا، عظیم شجاعت سے بھرپور۔
Vasiṣṭha
Tirtha: Arbuda (eponym/guardian figure)
Type: peak
Listener: The addressed mountain/assembly (implied)
Scene: Nandivardhana with his beloved companion Arbuda: a majestic nāga with jeweled hood, yet also depicted as a sky-moving heroic being; the pair poised for a great feat.
Sacred tasks are supported by divinely endowed allies; friendship and strength become instruments of dharma.
The Arbuda sacred region (Mount Arbuda/Mount Abu) is the implied locus through the figure named Arbuda.
None; the verse characterizes Arbuda’s power and status.