Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

कैलाससानुसंरूढ कनकप्रसवेशया । भस्मकाभिहृता पूर्वं पातु मां कनकेश्वरी

Transliteration

kailāsasānusaṃrūḍha kanakaprasaveśayā | bhasmakābhihṛtā pūrvaṃ pātu māṃ kanakeśvarī

Translation

കൈലാസത്തിന്റെ ചരിവുകളിൽ ആരൂഢയായി ‘കനക-പ്രസവ’ സ്ഥാനത്ത് വസിച്ചവളും, പൂർവ്വകാലത്ത് ഭസ്മകനാൽ അപഹരിക്കപ്പെട്ടവളുമായ കനകേശ്വരി എന്നെ രക്ഷിക്കട്ടെ.

Word by Word

• कैलास: of Kailāsa
• कैलास: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — 'of Kailāsa'

• सानु: on the peak/ridge
• सानु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सानु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — 'on/at the ridge'

• संरूढा: mounted/ascended
• संरूढा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-रुह् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — 'having ascended/being mounted'

• कनक: of gold
• कनक: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — 'of gold' (in compound relation)

• प्रसव: birth/offspring
• प्रसव: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — 'of birth/offspring' (in compound relation)

• ईशया: by the lady/mistress
• ईशया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — 'by/with the mistress/lady'

• भस्मक: by Bhasmaka
• भस्मक: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भस्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — 'by Bhasmaka'

• अभिहृता: abducted/taken away
• अभिहृता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-हृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — 'taken away/abducted'

• पूर्वम्: formerly
• पूर्वम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्वम् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभावप्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण) — 'formerly/before'

• पातु: may protect
• पातु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — 'may (she) protect'

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — 'me'

• कनकेश्वरी: Kanakeśvarī (the goddess)
• कनकेश्वरी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कनक + ईश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — 'Kanakeśvarī' (proper name/title)

Speaker

Garuḍa (stuti/prayer, contextually)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kanaka-prasava (as remembered sacred source)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kanakeśvarī on the slopes of Kailāsa near a radiant golden spring; a shadow of the past abduction by Bhasmaka suggested in the background; the devotee seeks protection.

Characters & Entities

• Kailāsa
• Bhasmaka
• Kanakeśvarī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Goddess’s presence is anchored in sacred geography and divine narrative, making remembrance of her līlā a source of protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kailāsa is invoked, and “Kanaka-prasava” is referenced as a sacred locus associated with Kanakeśvarī within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse relies on smaraṇa/stuti (devotional recollection and praise).