ततो धृतव्रताः सर्वे देवी भक्तिपरायणाः । वसंति भक्तिसंयुक्ताश्चण्डिकाराधनाय ते
tato dhṛtavratāḥ sarve devī bhaktiparāyaṇāḥ | vasaṃti bhaktisaṃyuktāścaṇḍikārādhanāya te
ततः सर्वे धृतव्रताः देवीभक्तिपरायणाः, भक्तिसंयुक्ताः, चण्डिकाराधनाय तत्र वसन्ति स्म।
Pulastya
Tirtha: Arbuda Caṇḍikā-ārādhana-sthāna
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārthiva
Scene: A devotional settlement: nāgas living together in a sanctified cavern/ashram-like space on Arbuda, performing Caṇḍikā worship with lamps, offerings, and steady vows; mood is disciplined and serene.
Steady vows (vrata) and sustained devotion (bhakti) are presented as the foundation of effective worship.
Arbuda is implied as the dwelling-place where Caṇḍikā worship is undertaken.
Observance of vrata and dedicated ārādhana (propitiatory worship) of Caṇḍikā.