Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

या धत्ते विश्वमखिलं निजांशेन महोज्ज्वला । कनकप्रसवे लीना पातु मां कनकेश्वरी

Transliteration

yā dhatte viśvamakhilaṃ nijāṃśena mahojjvalā | kanakaprasave līnā pātu māṃ kanakeśvarī

Translation

Möge Kanakeśvarī mich beschützen—sie, überaus strahlend, die das ganze Universum durch ihren eigenen Anteil an Macht trägt und in Kanakaprasava offenbar und eins geworden ist.

Word by Word

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

• dhatte: supports/holds
• dhatte: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dhā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• viśvam: the universe
• viśvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• akhilam: entire
• akhilam: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akhila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• nijāṃśena: by her own portion
• nijāṃśena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nija (प्रातिपदिक) + aṃśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (निजः अंशः)

• mahā-ujjvalā: greatly radiant
• mahā-ujjvalā: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + ujjvala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• kanaka-prasave: in the golden birth/origin
• kanaka-prasave: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanaka (प्रातिपदिक) + prasava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (कनकस्य प्रसवः)

• līnā: merged/absorbed
• līnā: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: līna (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √lī)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त)

• pātu: may (she) protect
• pātu: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pā (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• kanakeśvarī: Kanakeśvarī (Lady of gold)
• kanakeśvarī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanaka (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; देवी-नाम; तत्पुरुष (कनकस्य ईश्वरी)

Speaker

Garuḍa (continuing stuti)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kanakaprasava

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kanakeśvarī as radiant, golden-hued Devī, serene yet powerful, seated or standing at Kanakaprasava tīrtha, with subtle cosmic imagery (world upheld by her śakti) behind.

Characters & Entities

• Kanakeśvarī
• Kanakaprasava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The local Goddess of a tīrtha is simultaneously cosmic—sustaining the universe while being accessible at a specific sacred place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kanakaprasava is named as the locus where Kanakeśvarī is said to abide/manifest.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A direct prayer for protection (pātu mām) through remembrance/recitation; no further ritual detail is specified.