Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 55
एवमेताः पश्चिमायामुत्तरस्यामतः शृणु । तिस्रो देव्यश्चोत्तरस्यामेकवीरामुखाः स्थिताः
evametāḥ paścimāyāmuttarasyāmataḥ śṛṇu | tisro devyaścottarasyāmekavīrāmukhāḥ sthitāḥ
इस प्रकार ये देवियाँ पश्चिम में हैं; अब उत्तर के विषय में सुनो। उत्तर दिशा में एकवीरा आदि तीन देवियाँ स्थित हैं।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Ekavīrā-pramukhāḥ (northern triad)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Inquirer (implied)
Scene: A narrator gestures from west to north on a sacred mandala-map, indicating three northern goddesses with Ekavīrā foremost.
FAQs
Sacred power is mapped onto geography: the Purāṇa teaches devotees to recognize divine presences in specific directions and locales.
The verse introduces northern Śakti-sthānas headed by Ekavīrā; the precise sites are expected in subsequent verses.
No specific rite is stated here; it transitions the catalogue of Goddess-stations by direction.