Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

कामाख्या रेणुकादीनि शाक्तेयानि च सर्वशः । क्षेत्रराजानि सर्वाणि यथास्थाने वसंति हि

Transliteration

kāmākhyā reṇukādīni śākteyāni ca sarvaśaḥ | kṣetrarājāni sarvāṇi yathāsthāne vasaṃti hi

Translation

Kāmākhyā, Reṇukā và mọi thánh địa thuộc truyền thống Śākta—quả thật, tất cả các kṣetra tối thượng ấy đều an trú đúng nơi của mình.

Word by Word

• कामाख्या: (the place/śakti-pīṭha) Kāmākhyā
• कामाख्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामाख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (proper noun)

• रेणुकादीनि: Reṇukā and others
• रेणुकादीनि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेणुका + आदि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘रेणुका-आदि’ = ‘Reṇukā and others’ (ādi-शब्देन समाहारः)

• शाक्तेयानि: belonging to Śakti / Śākta
• शाक्तेयानि: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाक्तेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘रेणुकादीनि’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सर्वशः: entirely; in every way
• सर्वशः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/व्याप्ति-वाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of totality)

• क्षेत्रराजानि: lords/kings of sacred places
• क्षेत्रराजानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्रराज (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘क्षेत्रस्य राजा’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘क्षेत्रराजानि’)

• यथास्थाने: in their proper places
• यथास्थाने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा + स्थान (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; स्थान-निर्देशक क्रियाविशेषण (locative sense: ‘in their respective places’)

• वसंति: dwell; reside
• वसंति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) — हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (indeed/for)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the assembled sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāmākhyā (explicit)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic sacred map where Devi pīṭhas glow like fixed stars; Kāmākhyā shown as a hilltop shrine with red cloth and vermilion, Reṇukā as a serene lake-side Devi shrine; other pīṭhas as luminous markers.

Characters & Entities

• Kāmākhyā
• Reṇukā
• Śākta kṣetras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Goddess’s sacred seats are integral to dharma; Śākta kṣetras are honored as ‘sovereign’ holy places within the Purāṇic world-map.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāmākhyā is explicitly named, along with Reṇukā and other Śākta centers.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated; the verse affirms the established presence and authority of Śākta kṣetras.