Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 12
Devanagari script
सिंहोपरि समासीना चतुर्हस्ता वरप्रदा । भट्टारी च महाशक्तिः पुनस्तत्रैव तिष्ठति
Transliteration
siṃhopari samāsīnā caturhastā varapradā | bhaṭṭārī ca mahāśaktiḥ punastatraiva tiṣṭhati
Translation
സിംഹത്തിന്മേൽ ആസീനയായി, ചതുര്ഭുജയായി, വരപ്രദായിനിയായി—ഭട്ടാരി എന്ന മഹാശക്തി വീണ്ടും അവിടെയേ നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു.
Word by Word
सिंहon a lion
सिंह:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootसिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (उपरि-योगे); (Masculine, Locative, Singular)
उपरिupon
उपरि:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउपरि (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; सम्बन्धबोधक-उपसर्ग/अव्यय (prepositional adverb)
समासीनाseated
समासीना:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootसमासीन (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √आस् उपवेशन)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (Past participle, Feminine, Nominative, Singular)
चतुःहस्ताfour-armed
चतुःहस्ता:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootचतुर् + हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (Feminine, Nominative, Singular); बहुव्रीहिः—चत्वारः हस्ताः यस्याः सा
वरप्रदाgiver of boons
वरप्रदा:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootवर + प्रदा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (Feminine, Nominative, Singular); समासः—वरं प्रददाति या (उपपद-तत्पुरुष)
भट्टारीthe Lady (goddess)
भट्टारी:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootभट्टारी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)
महाशक्तिःgreat power (Mahāśakti)
महाशक्तिः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमहा + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (Feminine, Nominative, Singular); कर्मधारयः—महती शक्ति
पुनःagain
पुनः:
Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः (अव्यय)
Formकाल/पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb)
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र (अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)
एवindeed, just
एव:
Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)
तिष्ठतिstands, remains
तिष्ठति:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√स्था (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; (Present Indicative, 3rd person, Singular)
Speaker
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya—Bhaṭṭārī-sthāna
Type: kshetra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Bhaṭṭārī Mahāśakti enthroned upon a lion, four-armed, radiant and regal, granting boons to pilgrims in the forest-kshetra.
Characters & Entities
D
DharmāraṇyaB
Bhaṭṭārī (Bhaṭṭārikā)FAQs
Devī is both protective and compassionate: her lion-seat signifies fearlessness, while her boon-giving hand signifies grace.
Dharmāraṇya, where Bhaṭṭārī is described as abiding.
No explicit rite; the verse focuses on the Devī’s form and boon-bestowing nature.