Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

यशः पातु महादेवी धर्मं पातु धनुर्धरी । कुलदेवी कुलं पातु सद्गतिं सद्गतिप्रदा

Transliteration

yaśaḥ pātu mahādevī dharmaṃ pātu dhanurdharī | kuladevī kulaṃ pātu sadgatiṃ sadgatipradā

Translation

愿大女神Mahādevī护佑我名声与荣誉；愿持弓女神护佑我之dharma。愿家族守护神Kuladevī护佑我等宗族；愿赐予至上归途者护佑我吉祥之归宿。

Word by Word

• यशः: fame, glory
• यशः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• पातु: may (she) protect
• पातु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• महादेवी: the Great Goddess
• महादेवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महती देवी)

• धर्मम्: dharma, righteousness
• धर्मम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• पातु: may (she) protect
• पातु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• धनुर्धरी: the bow-bearer
• धनुर्धरी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस् + धरिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (धनुः धरती)

• कुलदेवी: the family-goddess
• कुलदेवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल + देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कुलस्य देवी)

• कुलम्: family, lineage
• कुलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• पातु: may (she) protect
• पातु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सद्गतिम्: good destiny, auspicious course
• सद्गतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् + गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सत्-गति)

• सद्गतिप्रदा: giver of good destiny
• सद्गतिप्रदा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सद्गति + प्रदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सद्गतिं प्रददाति)

Speaker

Skanda (contextual, Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (sadgati-oriented stotra context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī appears in two aspects: Mahādevī bestowing a radiant crown of honor (yaśas) and a bow-bearing form (Dhanurdharī) standing guard over a dharma-scroll; behind them, ancestral figures receive blessings as the kuladevatā protects the lineage, while a luminous path (sadgati) opens toward a Kāśī temple spire.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādevī
• Kuladevī
• Dhanurdharī (Devī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True wellbeing includes ethical strength: reputation, dharma, family stability, and a righteous end—each entrusted to Devī’s guardianship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The recitation belongs to the Kāśīkhaṇḍa setting of Kāśī, where devotion (bhakti) and dharma are presented as especially fruitful.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Protective prayer (stuti) aimed at dharma-rakṣā and sadgati—commonly recited as part of a kavaca or daily devotion.