Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

स्थानमाता च सा देवी श्रीमाता साभिधानतः । त्रिरूपा सा द्विजातीनां निर्मिता रक्षणाय च

Transliteration

sthānamātā ca sā devī śrīmātā sābhidhānataḥ | trirūpā sā dvijātīnāṃ nirmitā rakṣaṇāya ca

Translation

Dewi itu juga ialah Sthānamātā, Ibu bagi tempat suci; menurut nama, baginda disebut Śrīmātā. Baginda bertiga-rupa, dicipta juga untuk melindungi golongan dwija (dua kali lahir).

Word by Word

• स्थानमाता: the place-mother (guardian of the place)
• स्थानमाता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थानमाता (प्रातिपदिक; स्थान + माता)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देवी: goddess
• देवी: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• श्रीमाता: Śrīmātā (revered mother)
• श्रीमाता: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमाता (प्रातिपदिक; श्री + माता)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अभिधानतः: by name, in designation
• अभिधानतः: Hetu/Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभिधानतः (अव्यय; अभिधान + तस्)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb: ‘by name/according to designation’)

• त्रिरूपा: three-formed
• त्रिरूपा: Kartṛ-predicative (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिरूप (प्रातिपदिक; त्रि + रूप)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• द्विजातीनाम्: of the twice-born (classes)
• द्विजातीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विजाति (प्रातिपदिक; द्वि + जाति)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• निर्मिता: fashioned, created
• निर्मिता: Kartṛ-predicative (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्मा (धातु; निर् + मा) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (PPP)

• रक्षणाय: for protection
• रक्षणाय: Sampradana/Prayojana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sthānamātā-Śrīmātā kṣetra (implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nṛpa (king) implied

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śrīmātā revealed as Sthānamātā with three aspects—perhaps three faces or three symbolic emblems—standing as guardian of the place and protector of dvijātis performing rites.

Characters & Entities

• Sthānamātā
• Śrīmātā
• Dvijāti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa links sacred geography to living divinity: the Goddess guards both the land (sthāna) and the dharmic community.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is implied; calling her Sthānamātā highlights the site’s sanctity through its resident guardian-deity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No step-by-step rite is given; it defines the deity’s identity (Śrīmātā/Sthānamātā) and her protective tri-form.