Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

सोमेशाद्वायवे भागे षष्टिधन्वतरे स्थिता । तत्र पीठं महादेवि योगिनीगणवन्दितम्

Transliteration

someśādvāyave bhāge ṣaṣṭidhanvatare sthitā | tatra pīṭhaṃ mahādevi yoginīgaṇavanditam

Translation

จากโสมेशวรไปทางทิศวายัพ ระยะหกสิบธนู นางสถิตอยู่ ณ ที่นั้น โอ้มหาเทวี มีปีฐะอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ของนาง ซึ่งหมู่โยคินีทั้งหลายสักการะบูชา

Word by Word

• सोमेशात्: from Someśa/Someśvara
• सोमेशात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'सोमस्य ईश्वरः'

• वायवे: towards Vāyu (the wind-direction)
• वायवे: Sampradana (Direction/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• भागे: in the region/part
• भागे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• षष्टिधन्वतरे: in the sixtieth dhanvantara
• षष्टिधन्वतरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षष्टि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + धन्वन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter) वा पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) (पाठभेदानुसार), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); द्विगु: 'षष्टिः धन्वन्तराणि' (in the sixtieth interval/measure called dhanvantara)

• स्थिता: is situated
• स्थिता: Kriya (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (Adverb of place)

• पीठम्: a sacred seat (pīṭha)
• पीठम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• महादेवि: O great goddess
• महादेवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय: 'महा + देवी'

• योगिनीगणवन्दितम्: worshipped by hosts of yoginīs
• योगिनीगणवन्दितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योगिनी (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक) + वन्दित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष: 'योगिनीगणेन वन्दितम्' (instrumental relation)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śakti-pīṭha near Someśvara (Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim’s-map scene: Someśvara shrine as anchor; a path leading northwest to a small pīṭha under trees, encircled by subtle Yoginī figures in reverent posture, suggesting a liminal, powerful spot.

Characters & Entities

• Someśvara
• Yoginīs
• Pīṭha
• Prabhāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is mapped as sacred geography: precise direction and distance guide devotees toward a Yoginī-revered Śakti-seat.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Śakti pīṭha within Prabhāsa Kṣetra, located northwest of Someśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit pilgrimage guidance: go to the specified pīṭha (by direction and distance) for reverence/worship.