Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

योगेश्वरी १४ मोहलज्जा १५ कुलेशी १६ शकुलाचिता

Transliteration

yogeśvarī 14 mohalajjā 15 kuleśī 16 śakulācitā

Translation

‘যোগেশ্বরী’, ‘মোহলজ্জা’, ‘কুলেশী’ ও ‘শকুলাচিতা’—এই নাম/উপাধিগুলি তালিকায় ১৪–১৭ নম্বর হিসেবে গণিত।

Word by Word

• योगेश्वरी: mistress/lady of yoga; Yogeshvarī
• योगेश्वरी: Vidhaya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग + ईश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (योगस्य ईश्वरी); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• मोहलज्जा: delusion and shame (as an epithet/name)
• मोहलज्जा: Vidhaya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह + लज्जा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (मोहश्च लज्जा च); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (collective as a name/epithet)

• कुलेशी: lady of the family/clan; Kuleśī
• कुलेशी: Vidhaya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल + ईशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कुलस्य ईशी); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• शकुलाचिता: covered/filled with birds (śakula)
• शकुलाचिता: Vidhaya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शकुल + आचित (प्रातिपदिक; √चि (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (शकुलैः आचिता/शकुल-आचिता); भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (list/enumeration within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A scribe or reciter enumerates divine epithets on palm-leaf; behind, a subtle icon of Devī as Yogeśvarī—serene, yogic posture, with attendants representing Mohalajjā, Kuleśī, Śakulācitā as personified qualities.

Characters & Entities

• Yogeśvarī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It functions as a catalog of sacred names/epithets, supporting remembrance and ritual identification rather than a standalone moral teaching.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this enumerative line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed; it appears to be part of a name-list used for recitation, identification, or classification.