Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 39
यथाहमर्बुदेत्येवं ख्यातिं गच्छामि भूतले । प्रसादाच्चैव ते भूयादेतन्मे मनसि स्थितम्
yathāhamarbudetyevaṃ khyātiṃ gacchāmi bhūtale | prasādāccaiva te bhūyādetanme manasi sthitam
Và nhờ ân sủng của ngài, xin cho ta được nổi danh trên cõi đất chính bằng danh xưng “Arbuda”—điều ấy đã khắc chặt trong tâm ta.
Nandivardhana
Tirtha: Arbuda
Type: kshetra
Listener: Vasiṣṭha
Scene: Nandivardhana articulates a firm inner resolve: that by the sage’s grace the land be renowned as ‘Arbuda’; the moment is contemplative, focused on speech becoming destiny.
FAQs
Sacred renown (khyāti) is portrayed as arising from grace and dharmic intention, not mere worldly ambition.
Arbuda (the Arbuda region/sacred geography) is explicitly invoked as the name by which the place/person becomes celebrated.
None; the verse concerns a boon about name, fame, and sacred identity.