Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

तुष्टो देवि जगन्मातः कपिले परमेश्वरि । आराधनं कृतं यस्मात्तद्वदाशु शुभानने

Transliteration

tuṣṭo devi jaganmātaḥ kapile parameśvari | ārādhanaṃ kṛtaṃ yasmāttadvadāśu śubhānane

Translation

Ô Déesse, Mère du monde—ô Kapilā, Souveraine suprême—puisque tu as accompli l’adoration, parle sans tarder, ô toi au beau visage, selon ton vœu.

Word by Word

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट (कृदन्त; √तुष् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त)

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• जगन्मातः: O Mother of the world
• जगन्मातः: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: जगतः माता)

• कपिले: O Kapilā
• कपिले: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपिला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• परमेश्वरि: O Supreme Lady
• परमेश्वरि: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• आराधनम्: worship
• आराधनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आराधन (प्रातिपदिक; √राध् धातु + उपसर्ग आ-)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; verbal noun

• कृतम्: done, performed
• कृतम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त; √कृ धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त); predicate with आराधनम्

• यस्मात्: because (from which reason)
• यस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; relative pronoun

• तद्वत्: likewise, in the same way
• तद्वत्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्वत् (अव्यय/तद्धित)
• Form: अव्यय; manner adverb ‘in that manner/likewise’

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• शुभानने: O fair-faced one
• शुभानने: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (शुभम् आननम् यस्याः/यत्) used as vocative

Speaker

Maheśvara (Śiva) (implied by context of being pleased and granting a boon)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha of Kapilā/Surabhī (implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, pleased, addresses Kapilā/Surabhī with compassionate authority, gesturing ‘ask’; the devotee stands with folded hands, face radiant, in a tīrtha grove by the river.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Kapilā / Kāmadhenu (Surabhī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere worship (ārādhana) culminates in divine grace, where the devotee is invited to express a dharmic desire.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Gopāreśvara setting on the Narmadā’s southern bank, where Kapilā’s worship is fulfilled.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ārādhana (devotional worship/propitiation) is referenced as the completed spiritual act.