Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

रक्षां परिकरिष्यंति मद्भक्तानां ममाज्ञया । इति दत्त्वा वरान्देवी देवेभ्यो तर्हि ता तदा

Transliteration

rakṣāṃ parikariṣyaṃti madbhaktānāṃ mamājñayā | iti dattvā varāndevī devebhyo tarhi tā tadā

Translation

“By my command, they will carry out protection for my devotees.” Having thus granted these boons, the Goddess then spoke to the gods at that time.

Word by Word

• रक्षाम्: protection
• रक्षाम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• परिकरिष्यन्ति: will provide/perform
• परिकरिष्यन्ति: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद — "will do/perform"

• मद्भक्तानाम्: of my devotees
• मद्भक्तानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्-भक्त (प्रातिपदिक; मत् = अस्मद्-षष्ठीसमास-पूर्वपद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मम भक्ताः)

• मम: of me/my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• आज्ञया: by (my) command
• आज्ञया: करण/निमित्त (Instrument/Authority)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे/निमित्ते — "by/under (my) command"

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्यसमाप्ति (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यवधारण-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); "having given"

• वरान्: boons
• वरान्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• देवी: the Goddess
• देवी: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• देवेभ्यः: to the gods
• देवेभ्यः: सम्प्रदान (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), बहुवचन

• तर्हि: then
• तर्हि: कालाधिकरण (Temporal adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तर्हि (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/अनन्तरबोधक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• ताः: them
• ताः: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम — "them" (ref. शक्तयः)

• तदा: at that time
• तदा: कालाधिकरण (Temporal adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (at that time)

Speaker

Durgā (Devī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahāmuni (sage)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī, radiant and authoritative, addresses assembled gods; protective energies stand ready like sentinels, signifying a divine decree to guard devotees.

Characters & Entities

• Durgā
• Deva
• Bhakta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine governance: Devī authorizes protective forces to act on behalf of sincere devotees.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative belongs to Kāśī Khaṇḍa, where divine protection is a hallmark of Kāśī’s sacred promise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is added here; it affirms the protective outcome for Devī’s devotees under her command.