Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

आशापुरी च गात्राई छत्राई ज्ञानजा तथा । पिप्पलांबा तथा शांता सिद्धा भट्टारिका तथा

Transliteration

āśāpurī ca gātrāī chatrāī jñānajā tathā | pippalāṃbā tathā śāṃtā siddhā bhaṭṭārikā tathā

Translation

Là, dans le Dharmāraṇya, se trouvent les Déesses nommées Āśāpurī, Gātrāī, Chatrāī et Jñānajā ; de même Pippalāmbā, Śāntā, Siddhā et Bhaṭṭārikā.

Word by Word

• आशापुरी: (Goddess) Āśāpurī
• आशापुरी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आशा + पुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (देवी-नाम)

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

• गात्राई: (Goddess) Gātrā
• गात्राई: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (देवी-नाम); पाठभेद/रूपभेद: गात्रा/गात्राई

• छत्राई: (Goddess) Chatrā
• छत्राई: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (देवी-नाम); पाठभेद/रूपभेद: छत्रा/छत्राई

• ज्ञानजा: (Goddess) Jñānajā
• ज्ञानजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान + जा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (देवी-नाम)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अनुक्रमबोधक-अव्यय (also/likewise)

• पिप्पलांबा: (Goddess) Pippalāmbā
• पिप्पलांबा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिप्पल + अम्बा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (देवी-नाम)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अनुक्रमबोधक-अव्यय (also/likewise)

• शांता: (Goddess) Śāntā
• शांता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (देवी-नाम)

• सिद्धा: (Goddess) Siddhā
• सिद्धा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (देवी-नाम)

• भट्टारिका: (Goddess) Bhaṭṭārikā
• भट्टारिका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भट्टारिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (देवी-नाम)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अनुक्रमबोधक-अव्यय (also/likewise)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Purāṇic narration style within a Māhātmya section)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred forest clearing marked by multiple small shrines/stone pīṭhas, each bearing a different Devī-name; pilgrims move clockwise with lamps and flowers, the atmosphere dense with banyan/peepal shade.

Characters & Entities

• Dharmāraṇya
• Āśāpurī
• Gātrāī
• Chatrāī
• Jñānajā
• Pippalāmbā
• Śāntā
• Siddhā
• Bhaṭṭārikā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The sacred forest is protected and sanctified by many forms of Devī; remembering their names affirms faith in divine guardianship and wish-fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya (the ‘Forest of Dharma’) within the Brahmakhaṇḍa’s Dharmāraṇyakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated in this verse; it primarily enumerates Devī-nāmas connected to the site.