Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि ऐशान्यां दिशि संस्थिताम् । देवीं कनकनंदाख्यां सर्वकामफलप्रदाम्

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | tato gacchenmahādevi aiśānyāṃ diśi saṃsthitām | devīṃ kanakanaṃdākhyāṃ sarvakāmaphalapradām

Translation

ഈശ്വരൻ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു—ഹേ മഹാദേവി! തുടർന്ന് ഈശാന (വടക്കുകിഴക്ക്) ദിശയിൽ സ്ഥിതയായ ‘കനകനന്ദാ’ എന്ന ദേവിയിലേക്കു പോകണം; അവൾ സർവ്വകാമഫലപ്രദായിനിയാണ്.

Word by Word

• īśvaraḥ: Īśvara
• īśvaraḥ: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; वक्ता

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

• tataḥ: then; thereafter
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Sequence/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ततः (adverb: 'then/from there')

• gacchet: should go
• gacchet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु; गच्छ-)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• mahādevi: O great goddess
• mahādevi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• aiśānyām: in the northeastern
• aiśānyām: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aiśānī (प्रातिपदिक; direction-name)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (दिशि)

• diśi: direction
• diśi: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरणे

• saṃsthitām: situated
• saṃsthitām: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ-sthā (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (देवीं)

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

• kanakanaṃdākhyām: named Kanakanandā
• kanakanaṃdākhyām: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kanaka-nandā-ākhyā (प्रातिपदिक; कनक + नन्दा + आख्या)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (देवीं); आख्या-प्रत्ययार्थः (named)

• sarvakāmaphalapradām: granting the fruits of all desires
• sarvakāmaphalapradām: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva-kāma-phala-pradā (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + काम + फल + प्रदा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (देवीं)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kanakanandā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva instructs Pārvatī; in the background a small shrine of Kanakanandā glows in the northeast, with golden hues (kanaka) and a benevolent Devī icon bestowing boons.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Devī
• Kanakanandā
• Prabhāsakṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography is presented as a dhārmic path: approaching a śakti-sthāna with devotion brings fulfillment of rightful aims.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The shrine/seat of the goddess Kanakanandā within Prabhāsakṣetra, indicated as lying in the north-eastern quarter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A pilgrimage directive: “one should go” to Kanakanandā; detailed rites are given in subsequent verses.