Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

त्वं लक्ष्मीस्त्वं स्मृतिर्मेधा त्वं धृतिस्त्वं वरानने । उमादेवीति विख्याता त्वं सती नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

tvaṃ lakṣmīstvaṃ smṛtirmedhā tvaṃ dhṛtistvaṃ varānane | umādevīti vikhyātā tvaṃ satī nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

ท่านคือพระลักษมี ท่านคือความทรงจำและปัญญา ท่านคือความมั่นคง โอ้ผู้มีพักตร์งาม ท่านเลื่องลือว่าเป็นพระอุมาเทวี แท้จริงท่านคือพระสตี ไร้ข้อสงสัย

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• लक्ष्मीः: Lakṣmī
• लक्ष्मीः: Pradhāna-predicative (Complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; समानााधिकरण (predicate nominative)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्मृतिः: memory/tradition
• स्मृतिः: Pradhāna-predicative (Complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्मृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समानााधिकरण

• मेधा: intelligence
• मेधा: Pradhāna-predicative (Complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समानााधिकरण

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

• धृतिः: steadfastness
• धृतिः: Pradhāna-predicative (Complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समानााधिकरण

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वरानने: O beautiful-faced one
• वरानने: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—वरम् आननं यस्याः (O fair-faced one)

• उमादेवी: Umā-devī
• उमादेवी: Pradhāna-predicative (Complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा + देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—उमा एव देवी (Umā the goddess)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-निपात (quotative particle)

• विख्याता: renowned/known
• विख्याता: Pradhāna-predicative (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + ख्या (धातु) → विख्यात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of त्वम्)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सती: Satī (the virtuous one)
• सती: Pradhāna-predicative (Complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक; सत्-स्त्री)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समानााधिकरण

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/Scope)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject of implied 'asti')
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Brahmā (Parameṣṭhin) addressing the Devī (Kapilā/Parameśvarī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kapilā-kuṇḍa

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kapilā Devī is praised as Lakṣmī and as the very powers of memory, intelligence, and steadfastness; her iconography subtly blends Śrī (lotus, abundance) with Umā (crescent/Śaiva aura).

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmī
• Smṛti
• Medhā
• Dhṛti
• Umādevī
• Satī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

All auspicious powers—prosperity, memory, intellect, and fortitude—are expressions of the one Devī, worthy of wholehearted reverence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is the Revā (Narmadā) sacred region in the Revā Khaṇḍa of the Āvantya Khaṇḍa, though this verse itself is primarily theological praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed here; it functions as a stuti (hymn of praise).