चतस्रस्तु महाशक्त्यश्चतुर्दिक्षु व्यवस्थिताः । सिद्धांबिका तु पूर्वस्यां स्थापिता सा गुहेन च
catasrastu mahāśaktyaścaturdikṣu vyavasthitāḥ | siddhāṃbikā tu pūrvasyāṃ sthāpitā sā guhena ca
Apat na Dakilang Śakti ang inilagay sa apat na dako. Sa mga ito, si Siddhāmbikā ay itinatag sa silangan, na iniluklok mismo ni Guha (Skanda).
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating the Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa tradition
Tirtha: Siddhāmbikā (eastern śakti-sthāna)
Type: temple
Scene: Skanda (Guha) performs a consecration in the eastern quarter, placing a Devi icon/yantra of Siddhāmbikā; three other Shaktis appear faintly in the remaining directions, forming a protective square/mandala around the kṣetra.
Divine order is upheld through Śakti; Skanda’s installation of powers in the directions teaches sacred guardianship of the world.
This verse emphasizes directional sanctification rather than naming a specific tīrtha; it frames a sacred-geography motif within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse is descriptive of divine स्थापना (installation).