चतस्रस्तु महाशक्त्यश्चतुर्दिक्षु व्यवस्थिताः । सिद्धांबिका तु पूर्वस्यां स्थापिता सा गुहेन च
catasrastu mahāśaktyaścaturdikṣu vyavasthitāḥ | siddhāṃbikā tu pūrvasyāṃ sthāpitā sā guhena ca
أُقيمت أربع قوى إلهية عظمى في الجهات الأربع. ومن بينها ثُبّتت سيدّها أمبيكا في جهة الشرق، وقد أقامها غُها (سكاندا) بنفسه.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating the Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa tradition
Tirtha: Siddhāmbikā (eastern śakti-sthāna)
Type: temple
Scene: Skanda (Guha) performs a consecration in the eastern quarter, placing a Devi icon/yantra of Siddhāmbikā; three other Shaktis appear faintly in the remaining directions, forming a protective square/mandala around the kṣetra.
Divine order is upheld through Śakti; Skanda’s installation of powers in the directions teaches sacred guardianship of the world.
This verse emphasizes directional sanctification rather than naming a specific tīrtha; it frames a sacred-geography motif within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse is descriptive of divine स्थापना (installation).