गोत्रप्रवर्धिनी गुण्या गुणातीता गुणाग्रणीः । गुहांबिका गिरिसुता गोविंदांघ्रिसमुद्भवा
gotrapravardhinī guṇyā guṇātītā guṇāgraṇīḥ | guhāṃbikā girisutā goviṃdāṃghrisamudbhavā
അവൾ ഗോത്രങ്ങളെ വർധിപ്പിക്കുന്ന പുണ്യമയി; ഗുണാതീതയായിട്ടും ഗുണങ്ങളിൽ അഗ്രഗണ്യ. അവൾ ഗുഹ (കാർത്തികേയ)ന്റെ മാതാവ്, ഗിരിസുത, ഗോവിന്ദന്റെ പാദങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നുദ്ഭവിച്ചവൾ.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa) speaking to Agastya
Tirtha: Kāśīkṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis of Naimiṣāraṇya (typical frame)
Scene: In Kāśī, the Devī is praised as the augmenter of noble lineages and as Pārvatī—mother of Guha (Skanda/Kārttikeya), mountain-born, yet mystically ‘arising from Govinda’s feet’ (a syncretic Vaiṣṇava-Śaiva-Śākta epithet).
The Devī upholds worldly welfare (family/lineage) while also transcending the guṇas, uniting practical dharma with liberation-oriented spirituality.
The setting is Kāśī’s māhātmya; the verse strengthens the devotional atmosphere of Kāśī where both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava reverence converge.
No explicit ritual; the verse supports Devi worship for gotra-kalyāṇa (family welfare) and guṇa-śuddhi (purification of qualities).