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

سومیشور سے وائیویہ سمت میں ساٹھ دھنُو کے فاصلے پر وہ قائم ہے۔ وہاں، اے مہادیوی، اس کا پیٹھ (مقدس آسن) ہے جسے یوگنیوں کے جتھے سجدۂ تعظیم کرتے ہیں۔

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.