Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

कुमारावश्विनौ देवौ धनदो व्ययपूरकः । अधिष्ठात्री त्वहं राम नाम्ना भट्टारिका स्मृता

Transliteration

kumārāvaśvinau devau dhanado vyayapūrakaḥ | adhiṣṭhātrī tvahaṃ rāma nāmnā bhaṭṭārikā smṛtā

Translation

കുമാരന്മാരും അശ്വിനീദേവദ്വയവും ദേവതകൾ; ധനദൻ (കുബേരൻ) ചെലവായതു പൂരിപ്പിക്കുന്നു. ഹേ രാമാ, ഞാൻ ഇവിടത്തെ അധിഷ്ഠാത്രീ ദേവി; ‘ഭട്ടാരികാ’ എന്ന നാമത്തിൽ സ്മരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു.

Word by Word

• कुमारौ: the two youths (Kumāras)
• कुमारौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन

• अश्विनौ: the two Aśvins
• अश्विनौ: Karta (Subject apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; कुमारौ इत्यस्य विशेषण/सम्बोधन-सम्बन्ध

• देवौ: two gods
• देवौ: Karta (Subject apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; कुमारौ/अश्विनौ इत्यस्य अप्पोजिशन

• धनदः: Dhanada (Kubera)
• धनदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• व्ययपूरकः: one who replenishes expenses
• व्ययपूरकः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यय-पूरक (प्रातिपदिक; व्यय + पूरक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (व्ययस्य पूरकः)

• अधिष्ठात्री: presiding deity/overseer (female)
• अधिष्ठात्री: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधिष्ठातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle); विशेषार्थक

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• राम: O Rāma
• राम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• नाम्ना: by the name
• नाम्ना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• भट्टारिका: Bhaṭṭārikā (Lady/Divine Lady)
• भट्टारिका: Karta (Predicate noun/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भट्टारिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स्मृता: am called/known
• स्मृता: Kriya (Predicative participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु); कृदन्त-प्रत्ययः—क्त (स्मृत)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘अहम्’ इत्यस्य विधेय

Speaker

Śrī Mātā (Bhaṭṭārikā)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhaṭṭārikā-kṣetra (as implied by adhiṣṭhātrī identification)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rāma

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The goddess Bhaṭṭārikā reveals her identity to Rāma: a radiant Devī seated or standing on a lotus/pedestal, with symbolic presence of Kumāras (youthful sages), Aśvin twins (divine physicians), and Kubera (treasure lord) indicating the kṣetra’s powers.

Characters & Entities

• Kumāras
• Aśvins
• Dhanada (Kubera)
• Bhaṭṭārikā
• Śrī Rāma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sacred place is protected by specific divine patrons; devotion to the presiding deity sustains both dharma and well-being.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is identified with its presiding goddess Bhaṭṭārikā and associated divine protectors.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the verse establishes the devatā-framework (adhiṣṭhātrī and patron deities) for worship in the locale.