Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

श्रीमाता योगिनी तत्र कुरुते युद्धमुत्तमम् । हाहाभूता प्रजा सर्वा इतश्चेतश्च धावति

Transliteration

śrīmātā yoginī tatra kurute yuddhamuttamam | hāhābhūtā prajā sarvā itaścetaśca dhāvati

Translation

Là, Śrīmātā la Yoginī mena un combat sublime. Tout le peuple, criant «Hélas, hélas !», courait çà et là, saisi d’effroi.

Word by Word

• श्रीमाता: the auspicious Mother (Śrīmātā)
• श्रीमाता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + माता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• योगिनी: yoginī
• योगिनी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• कुरुते: does/wages
• कुरुते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• युद्धम्: battle
• युद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• उत्तमम्: excellent
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• हाहाभूता: crying ‘hā hā’, panic-stricken
• हाहाभूता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हाहा (अव्यय-ध्वन्यात्मक) + भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle) ‘भूत’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); अव्ययीभाव-समास (hāhā- as exclamation)

• प्रजा: the populace
• प्रजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वा: all
• सर्वा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• इत: here
• इत: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; दिशावाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: ‘here’)

• चेत: there (lit. ‘mind/side’)
• चेत: Adhikarana (Direction/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); (idiomatically in pair with इतः)

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

• धावति: runs
• धावति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धाव् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śrīmātā Yoginī, radiant and formidable, fights an excellent battle in Dharmāraṇya while terrified citizens run in all directions crying 'hā hā'.

Characters & Entities

• Śrīmātā
• Yoginī
• Prajā (people)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Devī’s yogic power stands as the refuge of dharma when communities are overwhelmed by fear.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya, the stage for Śrīmātā’s protective combat.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the emphasis is on divine protection rather than a stated rite.