Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

सुवर्णाक्षी तु या देवी ब्रह्मांडपरिपालिनी । सा मयात्र समाराध्य तीर्थे देवी निवेशिता

Transliteration

suvarṇākṣī tu yā devī brahmāṃḍaparipālinī | sā mayātra samārādhya tīrthe devī niveśitā

Translation

ଯେ ଦେବୀ ‘ସୁବର୍ଣ୍ଣାକ୍ଷୀ’ ନାମେ ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ, ସମଗ୍ର ବ୍ରହ୍ମାଣ୍ଡର ପରିପାଳିକା, ସେହି ଦେବୀଙ୍କୁ ମୁଁ ଏଠାରେ ଏହି ତୀର୍ଥରେ ଭକ୍ତିପୂର୍ବକ ଆରାଧନା କରି ଦେବୀରୂପେ ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠା କଲି।

Word by Word

• सुवर्णाक्षी: the golden-eyed (goddess)
• सुवर्णाक्षी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्ण + अक्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिसमासः—'सुवर्णे अक्षिणी यस्याः सा' (having golden eyes)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक (but/indeed)

• या: who
• या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-यः/या (relative pronoun)

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ब्रह्माण्डपरिपालिनी: protector of the universe
• ब्रह्माण्डपरिपालिनी: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्माण्ड + परि + पालिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—'ब्रह्माण्डस्य परिपालिनी' (protector of the universe)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; निर्देशार्थक (that/she)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन (by me)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• समाराध्य: having duly worshipped
• समाराध्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + राध् (धातु) → समाराध्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया—'सम्यक् आराध्य' (having worshipped)

• तीर्थे: at the sacred ford/place of pilgrimage
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• निवेशिता: was installed/established
• निवेशिता: Karma (Object/कर्म) (in passive construction)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + विश् (धातु) → निवेशित (कृदन्त)
• Form: कर्मणि-भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; 'स्थापिता/प्रतिष्ठापिता'

Speaker

Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Suvarṇākṣī-tīrtha (implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant golden-eyed Goddess seated at a newly consecrated shrine beside a tīrtha; the narrator-figure performs ārādhana and installs her with kalasha, lamps, and flowers; the landscape suggests a sacred ford with pilgrims approaching.

Characters & Entities

• Suvarṇākṣī
• Brahmāṇḍa (cosmos)
• Tīrtha
• Devī-pratiṣṭhā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Propitiating the cosmic protectress at her tīrtha connects the devotee to universal guardianship and grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A tīrtha where Suvarṇākṣī is installed as the presiding Goddess (tīrtha-devatā).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Samārādhana (devotional propitiation) and installation/enshrinement are mentioned, implying ongoing pūjā at the tīrtha.