यत्रातप्यत्तपो घोरं स्वयं देवी ह्यरुंधती । सौभाग्यं कांक्षमाणा सा गौरीपूजापरायणा
yatrātapyattapo ghoraṃ svayaṃ devī hyaruṃdhatī | saubhāgyaṃ kāṃkṣamāṇā sā gaurīpūjāparāyaṇā
Tại đó, chính nữ thần Arundhatī đã tự mình thực hành khổ hạnh mãnh liệt, khát cầu saubhāgya, và một lòng chuyên chú thờ phụng Gaurī.
Śiva (Īśvara) (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Gaurī-sthāna sanctified by Arundhatī-tapas
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī
Scene: Arundhatī performing severe austerities near a Gaurī shrine: matted hair, simple garment, seated in meditation with a small altar to Gaurī; the coastal wind and sparse landscape emphasize austerity; a faint Devī presence blesses her.
Austerity and focused devotion to the Goddess are upheld as means to obtain desired dharmic blessings.
The Gaurī-associated spot in Prabhāsa Kṣetra where Arundhatī performed tapas.
Tapas (austerity) and Gaurī-pūjā are highlighted as the practice leading to saubhāgya.