ज्ञानशक्तिर्भवानीश इच्छाशक्तिरुमा स्मृता । क्रियाशक्तिरिदं विश्वमस्य त्वं कारणं ततः
jñānaśaktirbhavānīśa icchāśaktirumā smṛtā | kriyāśaktiridaṃ viśvamasya tvaṃ kāraṇaṃ tataḥ
O Lord of Bhavānī, Bhavānī is remembered as the power of knowledge, and Umā as the power of will; this universe is the power of action—therefore You are its ultimate cause.
Skanda (deduced from Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva as the still center with three luminous currents around him: a book/lotus-light for jñāna-śakti (Bhavānī), a bow/arrow or intent-flame for icchā-śakti (Umā), and a wheel/expanding cosmos for kriyā-śakti (universe).
All knowing, willing, and acting powers are rooted in the divine, affirming Śiva as the ultimate cause while honoring Śakti’s functional aspects.
Kāśī is the textual setting (Kāśīkhaṇḍa), but this verse focuses on theology rather than a particular tīrtha.
None; it is a doctrinal identification of the three śaktis.