ज्ञानशक्तिर्भवानीश इच्छाशक्तिरुमा स्मृता । क्रियाशक्तिरिदं विश्वमस्य त्वं कारणं ततः
jñānaśaktirbhavānīśa icchāśaktirumā smṛtā | kriyāśaktiridaṃ viśvamasya tvaṃ kāraṇaṃ tataḥ
Ô Đấng là Chúa của Bhavānī! Bhavānī được nhớ như Jñāna-śakti (năng lực tri thức), còn Umā là Icchā-śakti (năng lực ý muốn); vũ trụ này là Kriyā-śakti—vì thế Ngài là nguyên nhân tối hậu.
Skanda (deduced from Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva as the still center with three luminous currents around him: a book/lotus-light for jñāna-śakti (Bhavānī), a bow/arrow or intent-flame for icchā-śakti (Umā), and a wheel/expanding cosmos for kriyā-śakti (universe).
All knowing, willing, and acting powers are rooted in the divine, affirming Śiva as the ultimate cause while honoring Śakti’s functional aspects.
Kāśī is the textual setting (Kāśīkhaṇḍa), but this verse focuses on theology rather than a particular tīrtha.
None; it is a doctrinal identification of the three śaktis.