Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
कलौ चार्कस्थलोनाम त्रिषु लोकेषु कीर्तितः । अवतीर्णमिदं देवि स्वयमेव प्रतिष्ठितम्
kalau cārkasthalonāma triṣu lokeṣu kīrtitaḥ | avatīrṇamidaṃ devi svayameva pratiṣṭhitam
کلی یُگ میں وہ تینوں لوکوں میں ‘ارکستھل’ کے نام سے مشہور ہے۔ اے دیوی! یہ تجلّی خود ہی اتری اور اپنی ہی قدرت سے قائم ہوئی—خود بنیاد۔
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’.
FAQs
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.