Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

या धत्ते विश्वमखिलं निजांशेन महोज्ज्वला । कनकप्रसवे लीना पातु मां कनकेश्वरी

Transliteration

yā dhatte viśvamakhilaṃ nijāṃśena mahojjvalā | kanakaprasave līnā pātu māṃ kanakeśvarī

Translation

ขอพระนางกนเกศวรี (Kanakeśvarī) โปรดคุ้มครองข้าพเจ้า—ผู้รุ่งเรืองยิ่ง ผู้ทรงค้ำจุนสรรพจักรวาลด้วยส่วนแห่งพระฤทธิ์ของพระองค์เอง และผู้ทรงหลอมรวม (หรือปรากฏ) ณ กนกประสวะ (Kanakaprasava)

Word by Word

• yā: she who
• yā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• dhatte: supports/holds
• dhatte: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dhā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• viśvam: the universe
• viśvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• akhilam: entire
• akhilam: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akhila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• nijāṃśena: by her own portion
• nijāṃśena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nija (प्रातिपदिक) + aṃśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (निजः अंशः)

• mahā-ujjvalā: greatly radiant
• mahā-ujjvalā: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + ujjvala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• kanaka-prasave: in the golden birth/origin
• kanaka-prasave: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanaka (प्रातिपदिक) + prasava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (कनकस्य प्रसवः)

• līnā: merged/absorbed
• līnā: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: līna (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √lī)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त)

• pātu: may (she) protect
• pātu: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pā (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• kanakeśvarī: Kanakeśvarī (Lady of gold)
• kanakeśvarī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanaka (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; देवी-नाम; तत्पुरुष (कनकस्य ईश्वरी)

Speaker

Garuḍa (continuing stuti)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kanakaprasava

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kanakeśvarī as radiant, golden-hued Devī, serene yet powerful, seated or standing at Kanakaprasava tīrtha, with subtle cosmic imagery (world upheld by her śakti) behind.

Characters & Entities

• Kanakeśvarī
• Kanakaprasava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The local Goddess of a tīrtha is simultaneously cosmic—sustaining the universe while being accessible at a specific sacred place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kanakaprasava is named as the locus where Kanakeśvarī is said to abide/manifest.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A direct prayer for protection (pātu mām) through remembrance/recitation; no further ritual detail is specified.