Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 20
रत्नेश्वरे सहस्रं तु ऋषीणामूर्द्ध्वरेतसाम् । अर्कस्थले महापुण्ये कोटिः साग्रा स्थिता शुभे
ratneśvare sahasraṃ tu ṛṣīṇāmūrddhvaretasām | arkasthale mahāpuṇye koṭiḥ sāgrā sthitā śubhe
Di Ratneśvara, seribu orang Ṛṣi yang menegakkan kesucian dan pengendalian diri (ūrdhvareta) bersemayam. Dan di Arkasthala yang amat besar pahalanya, di tempat bertuah itu, satu koṭi (dan lebih) tinggal menetap.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Ratneśvara; Arkasthala
Type: kshetra
Scene: A coastal sacred landscape dotted with liṅga-shrines—Ratneśvara and Arkasthala—where multitudes of austere sages with matted hair sit in meditation, fire-altars glowing, the sea-breeze and tīrtha-banners moving gently.
FAQs
Self-restraint and tapas flourish in sanctified landscapes; such places are revered as reservoirs of puṇya.
Ratneśvara and Arkasthala within Prabhāsakṣetra.
No explicit rite is commanded; the verse praises these sites by noting the presence of ascetic sages.