Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

शक्तीः संस्थापिता नृनं नानारूपा ह्यनेकशः । तासां स्थानानि नामा नि यथारूपाणि मे वद

Transliteration

śaktīḥ saṃsthāpitā nṛnaṃ nānārūpā hyanekaśaḥ | tāsāṃ sthānāni nāmā ni yathārūpāṇi me vada

Translation

Многие Шакти, многообразные по облику и многочисленные, установлены ради защиты людей. Скажи мне их места пребывания и имена, согласно их соответствующим формам.

Word by Word

• शक्तीः: powers/energies
• शक्तीः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• संस्थापिताः: have been established
• संस्थापिताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-स्था (धातु) + णिच् + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्मणि भाव (passive)

• नृणाम्: of men/for people
• नृणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• नानारूपाः: of various forms
• नानारूपाः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नानारूप (प्रातिपदिक; नाना + रूप)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/अवधारणार्थक-निपात (indeed/for)

• अनेकशः: in many ways, manifoldly
• अनेकशः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनेकशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner: in many ways)

• तासाम्: of those (powers)
• तासाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• स्थानानि: places, seats
• स्थानानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन

• नामानि: names
• नामानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन

• यथारूपाणि: according to their forms
• यथारूपाणि: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यथारूप (प्रातिपदिक; यथा + रूप)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (as per their form)

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative) एकवचनस्य रूपम् (enclitic)

• वद: tell, speak
• वद: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Yudhiṣṭhira

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya Śakti-sthānas (collective)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Vyāsa (requested to answer)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Yudhiṣṭhira asks for a detailed catalogue: many Śaktis of varied forms installed for protection; he requests their names and exact abodes, implying a sacred map to be unfolded.

Characters & Entities

• Śakti
• Dharmāraṇya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic sacred geography maps divine presence as specific goddess-forms anchored to specific locations for human welfare.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya, presented as a protected sacred landscape with multiple Śakti-sthānas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the request is for an enumerative description (names and places) of the Śaktis.