Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

अनुमान्य तदा देवीं कृतं तस्यां समर्पितम् लक्ष्मीरुवाच । रक्षणाय मया देवि योगक्षेमार्थसिद्धये

Transliteration

anumānya tadā devīṃ kṛtaṃ tasyāṃ samarpitam lakṣmīruvāca | rakṣaṇāya mayā devi yogakṣemārthasiddhaye

Translation

അപ്പോൾ ദേവിയുടെ അനുവാദം നേടി തയ്യാറാക്കിയതെല്ലാം അവൾക്കു സമർപ്പിച്ചു. ലക്ഷ്മി പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ ദേവീ, സംരക്ഷണത്തിനും യോഗക്ഷേമസിദ്ധിക്കുമായി ഞാൻ ഇത് ചെയ്തു.

Word by Word

• anumānya: having approved
• anumānya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: man (धातु; √man/मन्) + anu (उपसर्ग)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वा-समकक्ष अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having assented/approved’

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• devīm: the Goddess
• devīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• kṛtam: (what was) done
• kṛtam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √kṛ/कृ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; (substantivized) ‘the act/deed done’

• tasyām: in/unto her
• tasyām: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• samarpitam: offered, dedicated
• samarpitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samarpita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √arp/अर्प् + sam)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; विशेषणम् (to kṛtam)

• lakṣmīḥ: Lakṣmī
• lakṣmīḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• rakṣaṇāya: for protection
• rakṣaṇāya: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (dative of purpose)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• devi: O Goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• yogakṣemārthasiddhaye: for accomplishing the aim of welfare and security
• yogakṣemārthasiddhaye: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga + kṣema + artha + siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (yogakṣemasya arthaḥ = purpose of welfare/security; tasya siddhiḥ = accomplishment)

Speaker

Lakṣmī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Lakṣmī speaks while dedicating prepared offerings/arrangements to the Goddess, explicitly for protection and the accomplishment of yoga-kṣema.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmī
• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Prosperity is dharmic when anchored in devotion and protection—yoga-kṣema is sought through surrender to the Goddess.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā-khaṇḍa tīrtha setting where offerings are dedicated to the Goddess for the community’s welfare.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Samarpana (dedication/offerings) to the Goddess with the intention of rakṣaṇa (protection) and yoga-kṣema.