Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

सिंहोपरि समासीना चतुर्हस्ता वरप्रदा । भट्टारी च महाशक्तिः पुनस्तत्रैव तिष्ठति

Transliteration

siṃhopari samāsīnā caturhastā varapradā | bhaṭṭārī ca mahāśaktiḥ punastatraiva tiṣṭhati

Translation

Assise sur un lion, aux quatre bras, dispensatrice de grâces—Bhaṭṭārī, la Grande Puissance, demeure encore en ce même lieu.

Word by Word

• सिंह: on a lion
• सिंह: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (उपरि-योगे); (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

• उपरि: upon
• उपरि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्धबोधक-उपसर्ग/अव्यय (prepositional adverb)

• समासीना: seated
• समासीना: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समासीन (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √आस् उपवेशन)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (Past participle, Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

• चतुःहस्ता: four-armed
• चतुःहस्ता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् + हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (Feminine, Nominative, Singular); बहुव्रीहिः—चत्वारः हस्ताः यस्याः सा

• वरप्रदा: giver of boons
• वरप्रदा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर + प्रदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (Feminine, Nominative, Singular); समासः—वरं प्रददाति या (उपपद-तत्पुरुष)

• भट्टारी: the Lady (goddess)
• भट्टारी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भट्टारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

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

• महाशक्तिः: great power (Mahāśakti)
• महाशक्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (Feminine, Nominative, Singular); कर्मधारयः—महती शक्ति

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb)

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

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• तिष्ठति: stands, remains
• तिष्ठति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; (Present Indicative, 3rd person, Singular)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya—Bhaṭṭārī-sthāna

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bhaṭṭārī Mahāśakti enthroned upon a lion, four-armed, radiant and regal, granting boons to pilgrims in the forest-kshetra.

Characters & Entities

• Dharmāraṇya
• Bhaṭṭārī (Bhaṭṭārikā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devī is both protective and compassionate: her lion-seat signifies fearlessness, while her boon-giving hand signifies grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya, where Bhaṭṭārī is described as abiding.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the verse focuses on the Devī’s form and boon-bestowing nature.