Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
पुलस्त्य उवाच । यदा प्रसादितो देवैर्भगवान्वृषभध्वजः । अर्बुदेऽस्मिन्सदा स्थेयमचलेन त्वया विभो
pulastya uvāca | yadā prasādito devairbhagavānvṛṣabhadhvajaḥ | arbude'sminsadā stheyamacalena tvayā vibho
普罗罗私底耶说道：“当诸天使那位执牛旗的至尊（湿婆）欢喜受悦之时，哦大能者，人们祈请他说：‘愿你常住此阿尔布达山，坚定不移，安然不动。’”
Pulastya
Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra (Śiva’s nitya-vāsa)
Type: peak
Listener: Yayāti
Scene: Pulastya narrates the moment when the gods propitiate Śiva (bull-bannered) and request his eternal abode on Arbuda; Śiva appears serene, with Nandin emblem and mountain backdrop.
FAQs
Divine presence is established where devotion and sincere propitiation are offered; the gods themselves seek Śiva’s abiding grace for the welfare of the world.
Arbuda (Mount Arbuda/Abu region) is praised as a place where Śiva is requested to abide perpetually.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; the verse emphasizes propitiation (prasādana) and the prayer for the Lord’s permanent abiding at the sacred site.