यत्रातप्यत्तपो घोरं स्वयं देवी ह्यरुंधती । सौभाग्यं कांक्षमाणा सा गौरीपूजापरायणा
yatrātapyattapo ghoraṃ svayaṃ devī hyaruṃdhatī | saubhāgyaṃ kāṃkṣamāṇā sā gaurīpūjāparāyaṇā
Di sana, Dewi Arundhatī sendiri melakukan tapa yang dahsyat, mendambakan saubhāgya, dan sepenuhnya tekun dalam pemujaan kepada Gaurī.
Śiva (Īśvara) (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Gaurī-sthāna sanctified by Arundhatī-tapas
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī
Scene: Arundhatī performing severe austerities near a Gaurī shrine: matted hair, simple garment, seated in meditation with a small altar to Gaurī; the coastal wind and sparse landscape emphasize austerity; a faint Devī presence blesses her.
Austerity and focused devotion to the Goddess are upheld as means to obtain desired dharmic blessings.
The Gaurī-associated spot in Prabhāsa Kṣetra where Arundhatī performed tapas.
Tapas (austerity) and Gaurī-pūjā are highlighted as the practice leading to saubhāgya.