Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

हिमाद्रिसम्भवा देवी दयादर्शितविग्रहा । शिवप्रिया शिवे सक्ता पातु मां कनकेश्वरी

Transliteration

himādrisambhavā devī dayādarśitavigrahā | śivapriyā śive saktā pātu māṃ kanakeśvarī

Translation

Möge Kanakeśvarī mich beschützen—die Göttin, aus Himādri hervorgegangen, deren Gestalt aus Mitgefühl offenbart wird; Śiva lieb und Śiva hingegeben.

Word by Word

• himādri-sambhavā: born of Himādri (Himalaya)
• himādri-sambhavā: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: himādri (प्रातिपदिक) + sambhavā (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक, √bhū)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; (हिमाद्रेः सम्भवा)

• devī: goddess
• devī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• dayā-darśita-vigrahā: whose form is revealed through compassion
• dayā-darśita-vigrahā: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dayā (प्रातिपदिक) + darśita (कृदन्त, √dṛś) + vigraha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; (दयया दर्शितः विग्रहः यस्याः)

• śiva-priyā: beloved of Śiva
• śiva-priyā: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; (शिवस्य प्रिया)

• śive: in/unto Śiva
• śive: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• saktā: attached/devoted
• saktā: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sakta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √sañj/√saj)
• 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, एकवचन

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

Speaker

Garuḍa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kanakeśvarī-kṣetra (at/near Kanakaprasava)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kanakeśvarī as compassionate Pārvatī-form: gentle face, Himālaya symbolism (snow peaks) subtly behind, seated near a river shrine, oriented toward Śiva-liṅga or with Śiva nearby as beloved.

Characters & Entities

• Kanakeśvarī
• Himādri (Himalaya)
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Goddess’ compassion makes her accessible, and her inseparability from Śiva teaches the unity of Śakti and Śiva in dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kanakeśvarī’s praise continues within the Revā Khaṇḍa context (linked with Kanakaprasava in the preceding verse).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Protective remembrance (pātu mām) through stotra; no additional ritual is specified.