Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

ब्रह्माणी वैष्णवी रौद्री वाराही नारसिंहिका । कौमारी चापि माहेंद्री चामुंडा चैव चंडिका

Transliteration

brahmāṇī vaiṣṇavī raudrī vārāhī nārasiṃhikā | kaumārī cāpi māheṃdrī cāmuṃḍā caiva caṃḍikā

Translation

Brahmāṇī, Vaiṣṇavī, Raudrī, Vārāhī, Nārasiṃhikā; ferner Kaumārī, Māhendrī, Cāmuṇḍā und Caṇḍikā – dies waren die Mütter.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्माणी: Brahmāṇī
• ब्रह्माणी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्माणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; नाम (देवीविशेषः)

• वैष्णवी: Vaiṣṇavī
• वैष्णवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैष्णवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• रौद्री: Raudrī
• रौद्री: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रौद्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• वाराही: Vārāhī
• वाराही: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाराही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• नारसिंहिका: Nārasiṃhikā
• नारसिंहिका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारसिंहिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• कौमारी: Kaumārī
• कौमारी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौमारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/समुच्चयार्थ (particle: also/even)

• माहेन्द्री: Māhendrī
• माहेन्द्री: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहेन्द्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• चामुण्डा: Cāmuṇḍā
• चामुण्डा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चामुण्डा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थ (particle: indeed/just)

• चण्डिका: Caṇḍikā
• चण्डिका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्डिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

Speaker

Skanda (narration to Agastya, inferred from Kāśī Khaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A formal roll-call of the Mothers: each goddess appears with her emblem—Brahmāṇī with rosary and kamaṇḍalu, Vaiṣṇavī with conch/discus, Raudrī with trident, Vārāhī boar-faced, Nārasiṃhikā lion-faced, Kaumārī with spear, Māhendrī with vajra, Cāmuṇḍā skeletal fierce, Caṇḍikā radiant warrior.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmāṇī
• Vaiṣṇavī
• Raudrī
• Vārāhī
• Nārasiṃhikā
• Kaumārī
• Māhendrī
• Cāmuṇḍā
• Caṇḍikā
• Mātṛgaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The divine is approached through many powers (śaktis); the Mothers embody cosmic functions that protect and guide devotees.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī is the implied sacred landscape where these goddess-powers are especially efficacious in granting protection and siddhi.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription appears; the verse functions as a sacred enumeration useful for remembrance, praise, and protective recitation.