Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

भद्रा चैव महाशक्तिः सिंहारा च महाबला । एताश्चान्याश्च बहवः कथितुं नैव शक्यते

Transliteration

bhadrā caiva mahāśaktiḥ siṃhārā ca mahābalā | etāścānyāśca bahavaḥ kathituṃ naiva śakyate

Translation

Bhadrā s’y trouve aussi, ainsi que Mahāśakti, et Siṃhārā, d’une puissance immense. Celles-ci et bien d’autres (Déesses) existent : il n’est vraiment pas possible de toutes les dire.

Word by Word

• भद्रा: (Goddess) Bhadrā
• भद्रा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्रा (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)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphasis/indeed)

• महाशक्तिः: (Goddess) Mahāśakti
• महाशक्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (देवी-नाम)

• सिंहारा: (Goddess) Siṃhārā
• सिंहारा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंहारा (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)

• महाबला: (Goddess) Mahābalā
• महाबला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + बला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (देवी-नाम)

• एताः: these (feminine ones)
• एताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

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

• अन्याः: others (feminine)
• अन्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

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

• बहवः: many
• बहवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (एताः/अन्याः इत्यर्थे ‘many’)

• कथितुम्: to describe
• कथितुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive), अव्ययवत् प्रयोग; अर्थ: ‘to tell/describe’

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation)

• एव: indeed/at all
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphasis)

• शक्यते: is possible
• शक्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शक् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive): ‘is possible’

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sweeping forest panorama with countless subtle Devī-presences—some visible as icons, others as luminous silhouettes in trees, rocks, and springs; Bhadrā, Mahāśakti, and Siṃhārā stand prominent as archetypes of auspiciousness, supreme power, and lion-like strength.

Characters & Entities

• Dharmāraṇya
• Bhadrā
• Mahāśakti
• Siṃhārā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divinity at a holy place is inexhaustible; the Purāṇa hints that the site’s sanctity surpasses complete description.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya, portrayed as filled with innumerable Devī-manifestations.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it emphasizes the countless forms rather than a specific practice.