Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 20
दृष्ट्या दृष्टा निर्मलया योगमापुश्चतुःसनाः । योगीश्वरी च सा देवी सनकाद्यैः सुतोषिता
dṛṣṭyā dṛṣṭā nirmalayā yogamāpuścatuḥsanāḥ | yogīśvarī ca sā devī sanakādyaiḥ sutoṣitā
เมื่อเพ่งทอดพระนางด้วยสายตาอันผ่องใสไร้มลทิน กุมารทั้งสี่บรรลุสมาธิแห่งโยคะ. เทวีผู้เป็นโยคีศวรี—เจ้าแห่งโยคีทั้งหลาย—ทรงพอพระทัยยิ่งต่อสนกะและหมู่อื่นๆ.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Yogīśvarī Devī-sthāna (contextual)
Type: temple
Scene: The Four Kumāras—Sanaka, Sanandana, Sanātana, Sanatkumāra—stand with serene, childlike ascetic forms, gazing with stainless eyes upon the Devī Yogīśvarī; a subtle aura indicates their entry into samādhi as the Devī smiles in satisfaction.
FAQs
Pure darśana of the Goddess, joined with inner clarity, culminates in yogic realization and divine grace.
The verse highlights Devī’s yogic sovereignty more than a named tīrtha; it functions as a lead-in to localized Śakti-sthāna descriptions in the same passage.
No explicit rite is stated; the emphasis is on purity of vision (inner śuddhi) and devotional approach leading to yoga.