Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

श्रीमाता च जगन्माता ब्राह्मी सौम्या वरप्रदा । रूपत्रयं समास्थाय पालयेत्सा जगत्त्रयम्

Transliteration

śrīmātā ca jaganmātā brāhmī saumyā varapradā | rūpatrayaṃ samāsthāya pālayetsā jagattrayam

Translation

Elle est la Mère auspicieuse et la Mère de l’univers—Brahmī, douce, dispensatrice de grâces. Revêtant une triple forme, elle protège les trois mondes.

Word by Word

• śrīmātā: the auspicious mother
• śrīmātā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī-mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक; श्री + मातृ)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेष्य-रूपेण (fem. nominative sg.)

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

• jaganmātā: mother of the world
• jaganmātā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat-mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक; जगत् + मातृ)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (fem. nominative sg.)

• brāhmī: Brāhmī
• brāhmī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नाम (proper/epithet)

• saumyā: gentle, auspicious
• saumyā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saumyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (fem. nominative sg.)

• varapradā: giver of boons
• varapradā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara-pradā (प्रातिपदिक; वर + प्रदा < √dā (धाातु))
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘वरं प्रददाति’ इति (giver of boons)

• rūpatrayam: the three forms
• rūpatrayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa-traya (प्रातिपदिक; रूप + त्रय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (neut. acc. sg.)

• samāsthāya: having assumed
• samāsthāya: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√sthā (स्था धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्यय-भाव (having assumed/taken)

• pālayet: may protect
• pālayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pāl (पाल् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (may protect)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (she)

• jagattrayam: the three worlds
• jagattrayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat-traya (प्रातिपदिक; जगत् + त्रय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (neut. acc. sg.)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice; specific speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene, luminous Devī identified as Brahmī/Śrīmātā stands or sits on a lotus, radiating gentleness; threefold iconographic suggestion (tri-rūpa) subtly indicated by triple aura or three aspects around her, while the three worlds are symbolically sheltered beneath her protection.

Characters & Entities

• Jagadmātā
• Brahmī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Divine Mother is the sustaining power of the cosmos, manifesting in multiple forms to protect and uphold all realms.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting is Dharmāraṇya (the sacred forest of Dharma) within the Brahmakhaṇḍa’s Dharmāraṇyakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed in this verse; it is a doctrinal praise (stuti) of the Mother’s cosmic function.