Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

चक्रं समुद्यतं दृष्ट्वा मया तस्मिन्रणाजिरे । कामाख्या नाम मां देवी पुरः स्थित्वा वचोऽब्रवीत्

Transliteration

cakraṃ samudyataṃ dṛṣṭvā mayā tasminraṇājire | kāmākhyā nāma māṃ devī puraḥ sthitvā vaco'bravīt

Translation

Me voyant lever le disque sur ce champ de bataille, la Déesse nommée Kāmākhyā se dressa devant moi et prononça ces mots.

Word by Word

• चक्रम्: the discus
• चक्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• समुद्यतम्: raised
• समुद्यतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-उद्-यम् (धातु) → उद्यत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, विशेषण (चक्रम्)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having seen)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Agentive instrumental/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• रण-अजिरे: in the battlefield
• रण-अजिरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण (प्रातिपदिक) + अजिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (रणस्य अजिरम् = battlefield-court/arena)

• कामाख्या: Kāmākhyā
• कामाख्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामाख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नामविशेष (proper name)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (Apposition marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामनिर्देशक (particle meaning 'named/called')

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

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

• पुरः: in front
• पुरः: Adhikarana (Spatial context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place: in front)

• स्थित्वा: having stood
• स्थित्वा: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having stood)

• वचः: words, speech
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Janārdana

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāmākhyā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On the battlefield, as the discus is raised, Devī Kāmākhyā manifests directly before the wielder—calm, commanding, stopping the impending strike with presence and speech.

Characters & Entities

• Janārdana
• Kāmākhyā Devī
• Cakra (discus)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇas portray harmony of divine powers: the Goddess intervenes to guide even the supreme protector toward a higher dhārmic outcome.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāmākhyā is invoked by name, strongly pointing to her celebrated sacred locus in Purāṇic sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly in this verse; it introduces the Goddess’s directive.