Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

श्रीमाताद्यास्तदा देव्यः कोपिता राक्षसेन वै । घातयंत्येव शब्देन तर्जयित्वा च राक्षसम्

Transliteration

śrīmātādyāstadā devyaḥ kopitā rākṣasena vai | ghātayaṃtyeva śabdena tarjayitvā ca rākṣasam

Translation

そのとき、シュリーマーターらの女神たちは、その羅刹により激しく憤った。雷鳴のごとき叫びで彼を叱咤し、まさに討ち倒さんと威嚇した。

Word by Word

• śrīmātādyāḥ: Śrīmātā and the others (goddesses)
• śrīmātādyāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrīmātā-ādi (प्रातिपदिक; śrīmātā + ādi)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (ādi-प्रत्ययार्थकः: ‘आदि’ = ‘and others’)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikaraṇa (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• devyaḥ: the goddesses
• devyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• kopitāḥ: angered
• kopitāḥ: Karta (Subject attribute/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kup (धातु) → kopita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying devyaḥ)

• rākṣasena: by the demon
• rākṣasena: Karana / Hetu (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/indeed)

• ghātayanti: they kill / cause to be slain
• ghātayanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (धातु) → ghātaya (णिच् causative)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative: ‘cause to be slain/kill’)

• eva: only/indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (restrictive/emphatic particle)

• śabdena: with (their) sound/cry
• śabdena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śabda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tarjayitvā: having threatened
• tarjayitvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tarj (धातु) → tarjayitvā (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): ‘having threatened’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• rākṣasam: the demon
• rākṣasam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Vyāsa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A circle of goddesses led by Śrīmātā, faces flushed with righteous anger, issuing thunderous cries that shake the forest; the rākṣasa recoils as if struck by sound itself.

Characters & Entities

• Śrīmātā
• Devīs
• Lolajihvākṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine power (Śakti) rises to defend dharma and the sanctity of holy communities when they are attacked by adharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya remains the sacred setting being protected by the devīs.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse depicts divine confrontation through rebuke and threat.