यत्र चार्कस्थलो देवः सर्वसिद्धिप्रदायकः । तत्सान्निध्यस्थितं देवि पातालविवरं महत्
yatra cārkasthalo devaḥ sarvasiddhipradāyakaḥ | tatsānnidhyasthitaṃ devi pātālavivaraṃ mahat
Car là se trouve l’Arkasthala divin, dispensateur de toute réussite. Près de cette présence sacrée, ô Devī, s’ouvre une vaste brèche vers le Pātāla.
Purāṇic narrator (addressing Devī)
Tirtha: Arkasthala (within Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: A radiant Sun-deity shrine (Arkasthala) stands near a vast dark chasm leading to the netherworld; the deity’s aura sanctifies and restrains the abyss.
A true kṣetra is a meeting-point of worlds—granting siddhi while revealing the deeper cosmic layers beneath ordinary sight.
Arkasthala within Prabhāsakṣetra, praised as sarva-siddhi-pradāyaka (giver of all attainments).
No explicit rite is stated; the verse identifies Arkasthala’s power and the nearby pātāla-opening.