Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
वसिष्ठस्य पुरा सत्रे वर्त्तमाने नराधिप । तस्मिन्नगे समायाता ब्रह्माद्याश्च सुरोत्तमाः
vasiṣṭhasya purā satre varttamāne narādhipa | tasminnage samāyātā brahmādyāśca surottamāḥ
اے نرادھپ! قدیم زمانے میں جب وِسِشٹھ کا سَتر یَجْن جاری تھا، اسی پہاڑ پر برہما سے لے کر دیگر برترین دیوتا جمع ہو گئے۔
Pulastya (contextual continuation, addressing the king)
Listener: King (narādhipa)
Scene: On the wooded heights of Arbuda, Vasiṣṭha’s long satra is underway; sacrificial fires glow while Brahmā and other radiant devas arrive, filling the mountain with celestial presence.
FAQs
A tirtha’s greatness is reinforced by sacred history—when gods and sages assemble there, the place becomes a living witness to dharma.
The Arbuda mountain region (context for Tripuṣkara), portrayed as a venue for Vedic sacrifice and divine gatherings.
The verse references a satra (extended yajña) of Vasiṣṭha; it is descriptive rather than prescriptive here.