Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

योगेश्वर्यास्तथैशान्यां धनुषां सप्तके स्थिताम् । महादौर्भाग्यदग्धानां स्थितां भेषजरूपिणीम्

Transliteration

yogeśvaryāstathaiśānyāṃ dhanuṣāṃ saptake sthitām | mahādaurbhāgyadagdhānāṃ sthitāṃ bheṣajarūpiṇīm

Translation

„Im Nordosten, nahe bei Yogeśvarī, befindet sie sich in einer Entfernung von sieben dhanuṣ (Bogenlängen). Sie steht in der Gestalt eines heilenden Mittels für jene, die vom großen Unglück versengt sind.“

Word by Word

• yogeśvaryāḥ: of Yogēśvarī
• yogeśvaryāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga-īśvarī (प्रातिपदिक; योग + ईश्वरी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/अनुक्रमसूचक (adverb: likewise/also)

• aiśānyām: in the north-east (direction)
• aiśānyām: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aiśānī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण (direction)

• dhanuṣām: of bows
• dhanuṣām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhanus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध

• saptake: in the set of seven
• saptake: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saptaka (प्रातिपदिक; सप्त + क)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण (in a group of seven)

• sthitām: situated
• sthitām: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthā (धातु) + ta (क्त, कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (देवीम्)

• mahādaurbhāgyadagdhānām: of those scorched by great ill-fortune
• mahādaurbhāgyadagdhānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-daurbhāgya-dagdha (प्रातिपदिक; महा + दौर्भाग्य + दग्ध)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (those burnt by great misfortune)

• sthitām: standing/present
• sthitām: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthā (धातु) + ta (क्त, कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (देवीम्)

• bheṣajarūpiṇīm: having the form of a remedy/healer
• bheṣajarūpiṇīm: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bheṣaja-rūpiṇī (प्रातिपदिक; भेषज + रूपिणी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (देवीम्)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Yogeśvarī-sannidhi (īśāna-sthāna) within Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene yet potent śakti-sthāna in the north-east of Prabhāsa: the Goddess as a luminous ‘medicine-form’, approached by afflicted pilgrims; subtle iconography of healing—cooling light, herbs, and protective aura.

Characters & Entities

• Yogeśvarī
• Vaiṣṇavī Kṣetradūtī (implied)
• Aiśānya (north-east)
• Prabhāsa Kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Goddess is revered as spiritual medicine—pilgrimage and worship are framed as healing for deep misfortune.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A north-eastern shrine-zone in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, near Yogeśvarī, where the Goddess is described as bheṣaja-rūpiṇī (healing form).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite beyond the implied act of visiting/worshipping her at the specified location and distance markers.