कलौ चार्कस्थलोनाम त्रिषु लोकेषु कीर्तितः । अवतीर्णमिदं देवि स्वयमेव प्रतिष्ठितम्
kalau cārkasthalonāma triṣu lokeṣu kīrtitaḥ | avatīrṇamidaṃ devi svayameva pratiṣṭhitam
Na era de Kali, ele é celebrado nos três mundos pelo nome de Arkasthala. Ó Deusa, esta manifestação desceu e se estabeleceu por seu próprio poder—autoerigida, fundada por si mesma.
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’.
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.