Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 91

Devanagari script

चित्रे ब्रह्मकला नाम शक्तिः सर्वशरीरिणाम् । शूलेश्वरी भृगुक्षेत्रे भृगौ सौभाग्यसुन्दरी

Transliteration

citre brahmakalā nāma śaktiḥ sarvaśarīriṇām | śūleśvarī bhṛgukṣetre bhṛgau saubhāgyasundarī

Translation

À Citra, on la nomme Brahmakalā, la Śakti qui demeure en tous les êtres incarnés. Dans la terre sacrée de Bhṛgu, elle est Śūleśvarī ; et à Bhṛgu, elle est Saubhāgyasundarī, la belle dispensatrice de bon augure.

Word by Word

• चित्रे: in (the place called) Citra
• चित्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• ब्रह्मकला: Brahmakalā
• ब्रह्मकला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + कला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ब्रह्मणः कला इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (Apposition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-शब्दः (quotative/particle)

• शक्तिः: Śakti (Power)
• शक्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्वशरीरिणाम्: of all embodied beings
• सर्वशरीरिणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + शरीरिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; सर्वेषां शरीरिणाम् इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive plural)

• शूलेश्वरी: Śūleśvarī
• शूलेश्वरी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; शूलस्य ईश्वरी इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• भृगुक्षेत्रे: in Bhṛgu-kṣetra
• भृगुक्षेत्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; भृगोः क्षेत्रम् इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• भृगौ: in/at Bhṛgu (place)
• भृगौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Vedic/epic locative form)

• सौभाग्यसुन्दरी: Saubhāgyasundarī
• सौभाग्यसुन्दरी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभाग्य (प्रातिपदिक) + सुन्दरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सौभाग्यं सुन्दरी यस्याः/या इति कर्मधारयः (one who is 'auspiciously beautiful')

Speaker

Śiva (deduced from the adjoining verses emphasizing recitation ‘in Śiva’s presence’)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Citra; Bhṛgu-kṣetra; Bhṛgu

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: vipra (brāhmaṇa) context implied in the surrounding passage

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrimage-map composition: three shrine markers labeled Citra, Bhṛgu-kṣetra, Bhṛgu; above each, Devī appears in a distinct iconographic mood—Brahmakalā as subtle radiance within a human silhouette; Śūleśvarī holding śūla with protective stance; Saubhāgyasundarī bestowing blessings with lotus and ornaments, surrounded by married couples seeking fortune.

Characters & Entities

• Citra
• Brahmakalā
• Śakti
• Bhṛgu-kṣetra
• Bhṛgu
• Śūleśvarī
• Saubhāgyasundarī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The same śakti operates as the inner power of all beings and is also worshiped outwardly through place-forms and names.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Citra and Bhṛgu-kṣetra (Bhṛgu’s sacred region) are invoked as locales where the Goddess bears specific honored names.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; the verse supports worship through tīrtha-name recitation and place-remembrance.