Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

नानावाहनसंयुक्ता नानास्वरनिनादिनीः । भयनाशाय विप्राणां काजेशेन विनिर्मिताः

Transliteration

nānāvāhanasaṃyuktā nānāsvaraninādinīḥ | bhayanāśāya viprāṇāṃ kājeśena vinirmitāḥ

Translation

Elles étaient pourvues de montures variées et faisaient retentir maintes sonorités ; Kājeśa les façonna pour dissiper la crainte des brāhmaṇas.

Word by Word

• नानावाहनसंयुक्ताः: joined with various vehicles/mounts
• नानावाहनसंयुक्ताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना + वाहन + संयुक्त (कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि); युज् (धातु) → संयुक्त
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP) स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• नानास्वरनिनादिनीः: making various sounds/resonances
• नानास्वरनिनादिनीः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना + स्वर + निनादिनी (प्रातिपदिक); नद् (धातु) → निनादिन्/निनादिनी
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; ताः/योगिन्यः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• भयनाशाय: for the destruction of fear
• भयनाशाय: Sampradana/Purpose (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय + नाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे

• विप्राणाम्: of the brāhmaṇas
• विप्राणाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• काजेशेन: by Kājeśa
• काजेशेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काजेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• विनिर्मिताः: created
• विनिर्मिताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-निर्-मा (धातु) → विनिर्मित (कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा-बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Vyāsa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya Yoginī-rakṣā-maṇḍala

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Yoginīs mounted on varied vāhanas, surrounded by a soundscape of conches, drums, and divine cries; their presence forms a protective perimeter around brāhmaṇas and pilgrims.

Characters & Entities

• Yoginīs
• Kājeśa
• Vipra (Brāhmaṇas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It presents divine feminine powers as guardians of dharma, specifically protecting those dedicated to sacred learning and rites.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named in this verse; the focus is on the yoginīs’ function and origin.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse explains the protective purpose behind their manifestation.