Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

भद्रकाली च ५ माहेशी ६ सिंहोरी ७ धनमर्द्दनी

Transliteration

bhadrakālī ca 5 māheśī 6 siṃhorī 7 dhanamarddanī

Translation

Sont aussi mentionnés les noms : Bhadrakālī (5), Māheśī (6), Siṃhorī (7) et Dhanamardanī.

Word by Word

• भद्रकाली: Bhadrakālī
• भद्रकाली: Visheshya (Name/नामनिर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्रकाली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (देवी-नाम)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• ५: 5
• ५: Sankhya (Count/गणना)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ५ (संख्या)
• Form: संख्यावाचक-अव्यय

• माहेशी: Māheśī
• माहेशी: Visheshya (Name/नामनिर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहेशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (देवी-नाम)

• ६: 6
• ६: Sankhya (Count/गणना)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ६ (संख्या)
• Form: संख्यावाचक-अव्यय

• सिंहोरी: Siṃhorī
• सिंहोरी: Visheshya (Name/नामनिर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंहोरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (देवी-नाम)

• ७: 7
• ७: Sankhya (Count/गणना)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ७ (संख्या)
• Form: संख्यावाचक-अव्यय

• धनमर्द्दनी: Dhanamarddanī
• धनमर्द्दनी: Visheshya (Name/नामनिर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनमर्द्दनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (देवी-नाम)

Speaker

Unspecified (list within the Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Four fierce-protective Devī forms presented as a sequential name-garland: Bhadrakālī with sword and severed-head motif subdued; Māheśī with trident and crescent; Siṃhorī riding a lion; Dhanamardanī crushing a demon of greed/wealth-hoarding.

Characters & Entities

• Bhadrakālī
• Māheśī
• Siṃhorī
• Dhanamardanī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Remembering the Goddess by her sacred names is itself a form of reverence, invoking protection and auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is identified in this fragment; it is a name-list of Devī forms.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, recitation/remembering of divine names (nāma-smaraṇa); no explicit vrata is stated in this line.