Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
कलौ चार्कस्थलोनाम त्रिषु लोकेषु कीर्तितः । अवतीर्णमिदं देवि स्वयमेव प्रतिष्ठितम्
kalau cārkasthalonāma triṣu lokeṣu kīrtitaḥ | avatīrṇamidaṃ devi svayameva pratiṣṭhitam
कलियुगात तो ‘अर्कस्थल’ या नावाने त्रिलोकीत कीर्तिला जातो. हे देवि! हे प्राकट्य स्वयं अवतरून आपल्या सामर्थ्यानेच प्रतिष्ठित झाले आहे.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Arkasthala
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: A radiant Sūrya-sthala descends and ‘locks’ into the earth by its own power: a self-founded shrine-platform blazing with solar rays, while the three worlds (devas, humans, nāgas) acclaim ‘Arkasthala’.
FAQs
A svayaṃ-pratiṣṭhita (self-established) deity-site indicates direct divine presence, strengthening faith in tīrtha power in Kali-yuga.
Arkasthala, presented within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra tradition.
No specific rite is stated; it asserts the site’s fame and self-established sanctity.