Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 131

Devanagari script

शाकिनीभूतप्रेताश्च जंभाद्याश्च ग्रहास्तथा । शाकिन्यादिग्रहाश्चैव सर्पा व्याघ्रादयस्तथा

Transliteration

śākinībhūtapretāśca jaṃbhādyāśca grahāstathā | śākinyādigrahāścaiva sarpā vyāghrādayastathā

Translation

‘ശാകിനികൾ, ഭൂത-പ്രേതങ്ങൾ, ജംഭാദി ഗ്രഹങ്ങൾ; ശാകിന്യാദി തരത്തിലുള്ള ഗ്രഹങ്ങളും; കൂടാതെ സർപ്പങ്ങൾ, വ്യാഘ്രങ്ങൾ മുതലായവ—ഇത്തരം ഭീഷണികളൊന്നും (ഇവിടെ ഹാനി വരുത്തുകയില്ല).’

Word by Word

• शाकिनीभूतप्रेताः: śākinīs, bhūtas, and pretas
• शाकिनीभूतप्रेताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाकिनी + भूत + प्रेत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (enumerative copulative)

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

• जंभाद्याः: Jambha and others
• जंभाद्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जंभ + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'जंभ-आदयः' (Jambha and others)

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

• ग्रहाः: seizers/evil spirits (grahas)
• ग्रहाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकार/समुच्चयबोधक (adverb: 'likewise/also')

• शाकिन्यादिग्रहाः: grahas such as śākinīs etc.
• शाकिन्यादिग्रहाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाकिनी + आदि + ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'शाकिन्यादयः ग्रहाः'

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

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• सर्पाः: snakes
• सर्पाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• व्याघ्रादयः: tigers and others
• व्याघ्रादयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याघ्र + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'व्याघ्र-आदयः' (tigers and others)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (adverb: 'also')

Speaker

Devī (deduced from continuity with ‘devyuvāca’ in preceding verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvijas / residents (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ring of sanctity around the kṣetra: shadowy śākinīs/bhūtas/pretas and graha-forms halted at an invisible boundary; serpents and tigers appear pacified, lying down or turning away, while devotees move safely within.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Śākinī
• Bhūta
• Preta
• Grahāḥ
• Jambha
• Sarpa
• Vyāghra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sanctified region under divine guardianship becomes free from seen and unseen dangers—fear yields to sacred protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is presented as a spiritually protected space where afflictions and dangers cannot dominate.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is stated; the verse functions as an assurance of protection from grahas and harmful beings.