Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

सौम्या शांता महाराज स्थापिता कुलमातृका । श्रीमाता सा प्रसिद्धा च माहात्म्यं शृणु भूपते

Transliteration

saumyā śāṃtā mahārāja sthāpitā kulamātṛkā | śrīmātā sā prasiddhā ca māhātmyaṃ śṛṇu bhūpate

Translation

أيها الملك العظيم، إنها وديعة ساكنة، قد أُقيمت أمًّا للسلالة؛ وهي مشهورة باسم «شريماتا» (Śrīmātā). فاسمع، أيها الحاكم، عظمتها المقدّسة (māhātmya).

Word by Word

• सौम्या: gentle, auspicious
• सौम्या: Kartṛ-predicative (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• शान्ता: peaceful
• शान्ता: Kartṛ-predicative (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (प्रातिपदिक; शम्-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle)

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज (प्रातिपदिक; महा + राजन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्थापिता: established
• स्थापिता: Kartṛ-predicative (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (PPP)

• कुलमातृका: the clan-mother (tutelary mother-goddess)
• कुलमातृका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुलमातृका (प्रातिपदिक; कुल + मातृका)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• श्रीमाता: the revered mother (Śrīmātā)
• श्रीमाता: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमाता (प्रातिपदिक; श्री + माता)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रसिद्धा: well-known
• प्रसिद्धा: Kartṛ-predicative (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक; सिध्-धातोः क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (PPP)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• माहात्म्यम्: glory, greatness (account)
• माहात्म्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• शृणु: hear, listen
• शृणु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• भूपते: O king (lord of the earth)
• भूपते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूपति (प्रातिपदिक; भू + पति)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified narrator addressing a king (listener implied by 'mahārāja/bhūpate')

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śrīmātā-kṣetra (implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhūpati / Mahārāja

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene Mother-goddess enthroned or installed (sthapita) as Kulamātṛkā; a king listens reverently as the narrator begins her māhātmya.

Characters & Entities

• Śrīmātā
• Kulamātṛkā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Goddess is not only cosmic but also intimately protective—installed as a kuladevatā who steadies families and kingdoms through peace and auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse introduces the Māhātmya within Dharmāraṇya; the emphasis is on the deity’s established presence in that sacred tradition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It references establishment/installation (sthāpana) of the Kulamātṛkā; details of the rite are given in surrounding verses.