Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मणः सर्गसमये सृज्यशक्तिः परा तु या । जगन्माया जगद्धात्री पातु मां कनकेश्वरी

Transliteration

brahmaṇaḥ sargasamaye sṛjyaśaktiḥ parā tu yā | jaganmāyā jagaddhātrī pātu māṃ kanakeśvarī

Translation

لتَحْمِني كانَكيشْفَرِي—هي التي عند زمنِ خلقِ براهما تكونُ القوّةَ العُليا للتجلّي؛ هي مايا الكونية للكون، وهي الأمُّ الحاملةُ للعوالم.

Word by Word

• brahmaṇaḥ: of Brahmā/Brahman
• brahmaṇaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (ब्रह्मन्), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• sarga-samaye: at the time of creation
• sarga-samaye: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarga + samaya (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सर्गस्य समयः)

• sṛjya-śaktiḥ: the creative power
• sṛjya-śaktiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sṛjya (कृदन्त/भाव) + śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सृज्ये/सर्जने या शक्तिः)

• parā: supreme
• parā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• tu: indeed, but
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेष-प्रदर्शक अव्यय (particle)

• yā: who (she who)
• yā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• jagan-māyā: the world's illusion/power of māyā
• jagan-māyā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat + māyā (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (जगतः माया)

• jagad-dhātrī: supporter/sustainer of the world
• jagad-dhātrī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat + dhātrī (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (जगतः धात्री = धारयित्री/पोषयित्री)

• pātu: may (she) protect
• pātu: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pā (धा॒तु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• kanakeśvarī: Kanakeśvarī
• kanakeśvarī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanaka + īśvarī (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

Speaker

Garuḍa (stuti/prayer, contextually)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kanakeśvarī-sthāna (Revā-khaṇḍa)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Cosmic tableau: Brahmā at the dawn of creation, with Devī Kanakeśvarī as luminous śakti behind him, weaving the universe like a golden net; below, the Revā river and a small shrine indicate the same cosmic mother is locally present.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Kanakeśvarī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

All creation proceeds through the Supreme Śakti, honored here as Kanakeśvarī, who both manifests and sustains the cosmos.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of the Revā Khaṇḍa (Narmadā/Revā sacred geography) where Kanakeśvarī is praised in that regional Māhātmya context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed; it functions as protective praise (stuti) invoking the देवी’s guardianship.