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
Dijo Īśvara: En la parte occidental de aquel lugar, no muy lejos, se halla un pīṭha sagrado: Caṇḍikā y Karmamoṭī, junto con una Yoginī acompañada por crores de potencias. Oh Mahādevī, es una tríada de pīṭhas; el primero es venerado en los tres mundos.
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.