Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

श्रीशैले माधवी नाम भद्रे भद्रेश्वरीति च । जया वराहशैले तु कमला कमलालये

Transliteration

śrīśaile mādhavī nāma bhadre bhadreśvarīti ca | jayā varāhaśaile tu kamalā kamalālaye

Translation

À Śrīśaila, elle porte le nom de Mādhavī. À Bhadra, on l’appelle Bhadreśvarī. Sur le Varāhaśaila, elle est Jayā, la Victoire. Et à Kamalālaya, elle est Kamalā, belle comme le lotus, vénérée comme la fortune et l’heureux présage de ce siège sacré.

Word by Word

• श्रीशैले: in Śrīśaila
• श्रीशैले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + शैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (स्थलनाम), सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (श्रियः शैलः/श्रीशैलः)

• माधवी: Mādhavī (name)
• माधवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (Apposition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-प्रयोगे ‘called’

• भद्रे: in Bhadra (place)
• भद्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (स्थलनाम), सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भद्रेश्वरी: Bhadreśvarī (Lady of Bhadra; name)
• भद्रेश्वरी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र + ईश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भद्रस्य ईश्वरी)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/समाप्ति (quotative)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• जया: Jayā (name)
• जया: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वराहशैले: in Varāhaśaila
• वराहशैले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वराह + शैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (स्थलनाम), सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (वराहस्य शैलः)

• तु: but / indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/विरोध (but/indeed)

• कमला: Kamalā (name)
• कमला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कमलालये: in Kamalālaya (abode of lotuses; place)
• कमलालये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमल + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (स्थलनाम), सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कमलानाम् आलयः)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śrīśaila; Varāhaśaila; Kamalālaya; Bhadra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A fourfold sacred-hill tableau: Śrīśaila with towering cliffs and a Śiva temple where Devī appears as Mādhavī with spring-flower garlands; Bhadra as a serene shrine by a river/forest where Devī is Bhadreśvarī, regal and protective; Varāhaśaila as a hill with Varāha symbols where Devī is Jayā holding a victory banner; Kamalālaya as a lotus-filled temple tank where Devī is Kamalā, bestowing prosperity with lotus in hand.

Characters & Entities

• Śrīśaila
• Bhadra
• Varāhaśaila
• Kamalālaya
• Mādhavī
• Bhadreśvarī
• Jayā
• Kamalā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine power manifests as auspiciousness and victory suited to each kṣetra; local worship names preserve the spiritual identity of each sacred landscape.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śrīśaila (Śrīśailam region), Bhadra (a named sacred seat), Varāhaśaila (a Varāha-associated hill shrine), and Kamalālaya (a lotus-abode place-name).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is taught; the emphasis is on correct devotional address and kṣetra-specific remembrance.