Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 140

Devanagari script

खट्वांगं बदरीं चैव अंकुशं च मनोरमम् । अष्टादशायुधैरेभिः संयुता भुवनेश्वरी

Transliteration

khaṭvāṃgaṃ badarīṃ caiva aṃkuśaṃ ca manoramam | aṣṭādaśāyudhairebhiḥ saṃyutā bhuvaneśvarī

Translation

Mit dem Khaṭvāṅga-Stab, der Badarī-Keule und einem anmutigen Aṅkuśa (Treibstachel) in der Hand war die Herrin der Welten mit diesen achtzehn Waffen ausgerüstet.

Word by Word

• खट्वाङ्गम्: a khaṭvāṅga staff
• खट्वाङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खट्वाङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• बदरीम्: a badarī (jujube/club named badarī)
• बदरीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बदरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• अङ्कुशम्: goad
• अङ्कुशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्कुश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• मनोरमम्: charming/beautiful
• मनोरमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोरम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (for implied आयुधम्/वस्तु)

• अष्टादशायुधैः: with eighteen weapons
• अष्टादशायुधैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टादश + आयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास (eighteen weapons)

• एभिः: with these
• एभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; तृतीया, बहुवचन

• संयुता: endowed/armed
• संयुता: Kriya (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + युज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle: saṃyuta), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भुवनेश्वरी: the Lady of the worlds
• भुवनेश्वरी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन + ईश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in Dharmāraṇya context; speaker not explicit in the excerpt)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bhuvaneśvarī stands radiant, holding a khaṭvāṅga, a badarī-club, and a gleaming aṅkuśa among a full array of eighteen weapons; her stance is regal and protective, with attendants and a sanctified forest backdrop.

Characters & Entities

• Bhuvaneśvarī (Devī)
• Khaṭvāṅga
• Aṅkuśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Goddess is depicted as fully empowered to protect the worlds—her weapons symbolize comprehensive guardianship over all forms of disorder.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse contributes to Dharmāraṇya’s mahatmya by presenting the resident Devī as Bhuvaneśvarī, the protector of the region and its people.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; it is a descriptive iconographic verse.