Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
ईश्वर उवाच । तस्यैव पश्चिमे भागे नातिदूरे व्यवस्थितम् । चण्डिका कर्ममोटी च योगिनी कोटिसंयुता । पीठत्रयं महादेवि आद्यं त्रैलोक्यवन्दितम्
īśvara uvāca | tasyaiva paścime bhāge nātidūre vyavasthitam | caṇḍikā karmamoṭī ca yoginī koṭisaṃyutā | pīṭhatrayaṃ mahādevi ādyaṃ trailokyavanditam
قال الإِشْوَرَة: في القسم الغربي من ذلك الموضع، غير بعيد، يقوم مَقْعَدٌ مقدّس (بيثا)—تشَنْديكا وكَرْمَمُوطِي، ومعهما يوغيني تحفّ بها قوى لا تُحصى بعدد الكوṭي. يا مها ديفي، إنها ثلاثية من البيثات، وأولها مُعَظَّمٌ في العوالم الثلاثة.
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Caṇḍikā–Karmamoṭī–Yoginī tri-pīṭha (western sector)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Śiva points out, west of the prior shrine, a powerful triad of pīṭhas: fierce Caṇḍikā, Karmamoṭī, and a Yoginī surrounded by innumerable attendant śaktis; the atmosphere is charged, protective, and awe-inspiring.
FAQs
The tīrtha landscape includes Śākta pīṭhas and Yoginī traditions, teaching that divine power (śakti) is integral to sacred geography.
A western pīṭhatraya (three sacred seats) featuring Caṇḍikā, Karmamoṭī, and a Yoginī within the Prabhāsa sacred region.
No explicit rite in this verse; it identifies the location and the deities of the pīṭhas.