Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

स्थानादुत्तरदिग्भागे तावद्भूमिसमाश्रिता । शक्तिर्बहुसुवर्णाक्षा पूजिता सासुवर्णदा

Transliteration

sthānāduttaradigbhāge tāvadbhūmisamāśritā | śaktirbahusuvarṇākṣā pūjitā sāsuvarṇadā

Translation

Au nord de ce lieu, sur cette même étendue de terre, demeure Śakti, aux multiples splendeurs d’yeux d’or ; vénérée, elle accorde l’or et la prospérité.

Word by Word

• स्थानात्: from the place
• स्थानात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उत्तरदिग्भागे: in the northern direction-part
• उत्तरदिग्भागे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तर + दिक् + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (उत्तरायां दिशि भागे)

• तावत्: that much
• तावत्: Visheshana (Extent)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाणवाचक

• भूमि: ground/land
• भूमि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (समासे पूर्वपद)

• समाश्रिता: having taken refuge/settled
• समाश्रिता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+आ+श्रि (धातु) → समाश्रित (कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शक्तिः: Śakti (the goddess/power)
• शक्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• बहुसुवर्णाक्षा: having many golden eyes
• बहुसुवर्णाक्षा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु + सुवर्ण + अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (बहूनि सुवर्णानि अक्षाणि/अक्षि यस्याः)

• पूजिता: worshipped
• पूजिता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) → पूजित (कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सुवर्णदा: giver of gold
• सुवर्णदा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुवर्ण + दा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (सुवर्णं ददाति इति)

Speaker

Vyāsa (narrative voice, contextually describing the kṣetra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śakti (Bahusuvarṇākṣā)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous Devī with many golden eyes (symbolic of omnivision and radiance) in a northern shrine; worshippers offer lamps and coins; a shower of golden light signifies prosperity bestowed.

Characters & Entities

• Śakti (Devī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right worship of Śakti brings both auspiciousness and material well-being aligned with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A northern sacred station within the Dharmāraṇya landscape where Śakti is said to abide.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā (worship) is explicitly mentioned as the means to receive her boon.