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

मग देवीची अनुमती घेऊन जे काही सिद्ध केले होते ते तिच्या चरणी अर्पण केले. लक्ष्मी म्हणाली—हे देवि, रक्षणासाठी आणि योगक्षेम सिद्ध व्हावे म्हणून मी हे केले आहे.

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.