Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 78
इत्यार्बुदाख्यानम् । ततो दृष्ट्वा च तां प्राह धिग्नार्य इति त्र्यंबकः
ityārbudākhyānam | tato dṛṣṭvā ca tāṃ prāha dhignārya iti tryaṃbakaḥ
至此，阿尔布达（Arbuda）之事记述完毕。随后，三目主特里扬巴卡（湿婆）见到她，便说道：“可耻啊，女人！”
Sūta (narrative frame) and then Śiva (Tryambaka) speaking
Tirtha: Arbuda (account concluded)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A caption-like closure ‘Thus ends Arbuda account’; then Śiva (Tryambaka), moon-crested and three-eyed, looks upon Devī and speaks a stern rebuke; the atmosphere tightens, anticipating explanation.
FAQs
Purāṇic dialogue sometimes uses sharp speech to introduce deeper teachings on dharma, nature, and liberation.
Arbuda is explicitly named as the subject of the preceding māhātmya.
None in this verse; it functions as a narrative transition into Śiva’s instruction.