Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 54
तथा त्रैलोक्यविजया तृतीयस्यां दिशि स्थिता । यामाराध्य जयं प्राप्तस्त्रिलोक्यां रोहिणीपतिः । सोमलोकान्मयानीता पूजिता जयदा सदा
tathā trailokyavijayā tṛtīyasyāṃ diśi sthitā | yāmārādhya jayaṃ prāptastrilokyāṃ rohiṇīpatiḥ | somalokānmayānītā pūjitā jayadā sadā
അതുപോലെ ‘ത്രൈലോക്യവിജയാ’ മൂന്നാം ദിശയിൽ സ്ഥാപിതയാണ്. അവളെ ആരാധിച്ചതിനാൽ രോഹിണീപതി ത്രിലോകങ്ങളിലും ജയം പ്രാപിച്ചു. സോമലോകത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ഞാൻ കൊണ്ടുവന്ന അവൾ സദാ പൂജിതയായി, എപ്പോഴും വിജയം നൽകുന്നു.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced; first-person 'mayā' retained as narrative voice in the tradition)
Tirtha: Trailokyavijayā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Inquirer within Kaumārikākhaṇḍa (implied)
Scene: Skanda brings an image/presence of Trailokyavijayā from Soma’s realm; Rohiṇī’s lord (the Moon/Soma) gains victory across the three worlds through her worship; she stands installed in a specific quarter.
FAQs
Even cosmic rulers like Soma gain universal victory through the Goddess’s worship, showing that divine grace surpasses mere status.
A Śakti-sthāna of Trailokyavijayā in the ‘third direction’ is praised; the verse frames it as a directional pīṭha rather than a named tirtha.
Ārādhana and pūjā of Trailokyavijayā, with the promised fruit being jaya (victory).