Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 20
पुलस्त्य उवाच । एवमुक्ताः सुरा देव्या प्रहृष्टास्त्रिदिवं ययुः । सापि देवी गिरौ तत्र गत्वा चैवार्बुदे नृप
pulastya uvāca | evamuktāḥ surā devyā prahṛṣṭāstridivaṃ yayuḥ | sāpi devī girau tatra gatvā caivārbude nṛpa
普罗罗私底耶说道：“诸天既蒙女神如是告谕，皆欢喜踊跃，归于三天界（天界）。而那位女神亦前往彼山，至阿尔布达（Arbuda），大王啊。”
Pulastya
Tirtha: Arbuda (Devī-sthāna on Arbuda-giri)
Type: peak
Listener: Nṛpa (king)
Scene: Pulastya narrates as the devas, delighted by Devī’s words, ascend to Svarga; Devī journeys toward Arbuda mountain, the landscape shifting from celestial to rugged sacred hill.
FAQs
When the Divine takes residence in a place, that locale becomes a living tīrtha, worthy of pilgrimage and remembrance.
Arbuda mountain, presented as the Goddess’s chosen abode.
No direct prescription; it narrates the establishment of the Goddess at Arbuda, grounding later darśana-based observances.