Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

काचित्परशुहस्ता च दिव्यायुधधरा परा । नानाभरणभूषाढ्या नानारत्नाभिशोभिता

Transliteration

kācitparaśuhastā ca divyāyudhadharā parā | nānābharaṇabhūṣāḍhyā nānāratnābhiśobhitā

Translation

ಒಬ್ಬಳು ಪರಶು (ಕೊಡಲಿ) ಕೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹಿಡಿದಳು; ಮತ್ತೊಬ್ಬಳು ದಿವ್ಯಾಯುಧಗಳನ್ನು ಧರಿಸಿದಳು. ನಾನಾ ಆಭರಣಗಳಿಂದ ಅಲಂಕರಿತವಾಗಿ, ನಾನಾ ರತ್ನಗಳಿಂದ ಅವರು ಪ್ರಕಾಶಿಸಿದರು.

Word by Word

• kācit: one (of them)
• kācit: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक-सर्वनाम

• paraśu-hastā: with an axe in hand
• paraśu-hastā: Karta (Subject attribute/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paraśu + hasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी/उपपदभाव: ‘having an axe in hand’)

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

• divya-āyudha-dharā: bearing divine weapons
• divya-āyudha-dharā: Karta (Subject attribute/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya + āyudha + dharā (प्रातिपदिक; dhṛ (धातु) → dharā)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (determinative: ‘divine weapons’ as object borne)

• parā: another / further
• parā: Karta (Subject attribute/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• nānā-bharaṇa-bhūṣā-āḍhyā: rich in various ornaments and decorations
• nānā-bharaṇa-bhūṣā-āḍhyā: Karta (Subject attribute/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā (अव्यय) + bharaṇa + bhūṣā + āḍhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (determinative: ‘rich in various ornaments/adornments’)

• nānā-ratna-abhiśobhitā: adorned with various jewels
• nānā-ratna-abhiśobhitā: Karta (Subject attribute/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā (अव्यय) + ratna + abhi-śobhita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; śubh/śobh (धातु))
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (determinative: ‘adorned with various jewels’)

Speaker

Vyāsa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A jeweled goddess with an axe stands beside another bearing celestial weapons; their crowns, necklaces, and gem-studded garments cast prismatic light across the dark forest.

Characters & Entities

• Devīs
• Paraśu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine majesty is both beautiful and formidable; sacred protection is portrayed as radiant as well as powerful.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is the implied sacred region whose defense is being prepared.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a descriptive verse of the devīs’ splendor and armaments.