Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 158
सप्त स्त्रियस्तत्र वसंति सत्यस्त्ववाङ्मुख्यो भानुमतो भवंति । ऊर्ध्वं रसानाददते प्रजाभ्यः सर्वाश्च तास्तत्त्वतः कोपि वदे
sapta striyastatra vasaṃti satyastvavāṅmukhyo bhānumato bhavaṃti | ūrdhvaṃ rasānādadate prajābhyaḥ sarvāśca tāstattvataḥ kopi vade
وہاں سات ستیہ (سچی) عورتیں رہتی ہیں؛ چہرے اوپر کی طرف کیے وہ سورج کی مانند درخشاں ہو جاتی ہیں۔ وہ مخلوقات سے رس و جوہر کو اوپر کی جانب کھینچ لیتی ہیں؛ اور ان کی حقیقت کو جیسا کہ وہ ہے، کون پوری طرح بیان کر سکتا ہے؟
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kaumārikā-kṣetra (mystic inner locus)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Seven radiant women stand in a sacred grove, faces uplifted, drawing subtle essences upward from beings like streams of light; their nature is portrayed as ineffable.
FAQs
The sacred realm contains subtle, truth-aligned forces that elevate vitality ‘upward’—toward higher consciousness and liberation.
Vidyāvana, described as hosting mysterious ‘seven women’ whose nature is difficult to articulate.
No direct ritual is stated; the verse presents an esoteric feature of the site that inspires reverence and restraint.