यत्र चार्कस्थलो देवः सर्वसिद्धिप्रदायकः । तत्सान्निध्यस्थितं देवि पातालविवरं महत्
yatra cārkasthalo devaḥ sarvasiddhipradāyakaḥ | tatsānnidhyasthitaṃ devi pātālavivaraṃ mahat
Sebab di sana ada Arkasthala yang ilahi, penganugerahan segala siddhi. Di dekat hadirat suci itu, wahai Devī, terbentang sebuah lubang besar menuju alam bawah (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.