Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

तारणी १८ वन कानंदा १९ चामुंडा २० च सुरेश्वरी २१

Transliteration

tāraṇī 18 vana kānaṃdā 19 cāmuṃḍā 20 ca sureśvarī 21

Translation

E também: Tāraṇī (18), Vana-kānandā (19), Cāmuṇḍā (20) e Sureśvarī (21).

Word by Word

• तारणी: Tāraṇī (a goddess-name)
• तारणी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम (देवीविशेषः)

• वनकानन्दा: Vanakānandā (a goddess-name)
• वनकानन्दा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक) + कानन्दा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वनस्य कानन्दा/आनन्दा)

• चामुण्डा: Cāmuṇḍā (a goddess-name)
• चामुण्डा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चामुण्डा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम (देवीविशेषः)

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

• सुरेश्वरी: Sureśvarī (Lady of the gods; a goddess-name)
• सुरेश्वरी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सुराणाम् ईश्वरी)

Speaker

Vyāsa (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājan / Nṛpa

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Four goddess-forms appear as guardians at the edges of a forest-kṣetra mandala: Tāraṇī with boat/river symbolism, Vana-kānandā amid trees, Cāmuṇḍā fierce with skull-garland, Sureśvarī regal with crown—balancing terror and grace.

Characters & Entities

• Tāraṇī
• Vana-kānandā
• Cāmuṇḍā
• Sureśvarī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Devī is honored as many-named and many-powered, approachable through remembrance of her forms.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the focus is on deity enumeration within Dharmāraṇya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; traditionally such lists support nāma-japa and devotional recitation.