Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

योगेश्वरी १४ मोहलज्जा १५ कुलेशी १६ शकुलाचिता

Transliteration

yogeśvarī 14 mohalajjā 15 kuleśī 16 śakulācitā

Translation

‘യോഗേശ്വരി’, ‘മോഹലജ്ജാ’, ‘കുലേശീ’, ‘ശകുലാചിതാ’—ഇവ പട്ടികയിൽ 14–17 ആയി എണ്ണപ്പെട്ട നാമങ്ങൾ/ഉപാധികളാണ്।

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.