Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

गात्रा ९ शांता १० शेषदेवी ११ वाराही १२ भद्रयोगिनी १३

Transliteration

gātrā 9 śāṃtā 10 śeṣadevī 11 vārāhī 12 bhadrayoginī 13

Translation

Elles sont énumérées ainsi : Gātrā (9), Śāntā (10), Śeṣa-devī (11), Vārāhī (12) et Bhadrayoginī (13).

Word by Word

• गात्रा: Gātrā (a goddess-name)
• गात्रा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (देवीविशेषः)

• शान्ता: Śāntā (a goddess-name)
• शान्ता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्त (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-आधारित)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम (देवीविशेषः)

• शेषदेवी: Śeṣadevī (a goddess-name)
• शेषदेवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक) + देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (शेषा देवी)

• वाराही: Vārāhī (a goddess-name)
• वाराही: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाराही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम (देवीविशेषः)

• भद्रयोगिनी: Bhadrayoginī (a goddess-name)
• भद्रयोगिनी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + योगिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (भद्रा योगिनी)

Speaker

Vyāsa (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājan / Nṛpa

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sequential tableau of five goddess-forms—Gātrā, Śāntā, Śeṣa-devī, Vārāhī, Bhadrayoginī—each with distinct iconographic hints, arranged like a protective mandala around the central sacred space.

Characters & Entities

• Gātrā
• Śāntā
• Śeṣa-devī
• Vārāhī
• Bhadrayoginī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Remembering the many forms of Devī underscores her all-encompassing protection through diverse manifestations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single site is named; the passage catalogs deity-forms within the Dharmāraṇya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse functions as a name-list (useful for nāma-smaraṇa/nāma-japa by tradition).