Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 77

Devanagari script

चित्रकूटे तथा सीता विन्ध्ये विन्ध्यनिवासिनी । सह्याद्रावेकवीरा तु हरिश्चन्द्रे तु चण्डिका

Transliteration

citrakūṭe tathā sītā vindhye vindhyanivāsinī | sahyādrāvekavīrā tu hariścandre tu caṇḍikā

Translation

ณ จิตรกูฏ พระนางได้รับการสักการะเป็น สีตา; ณ เทือกเขาวินธยะ พระนางคือ วินธยะนิวาสินี ผู้สถิตในวินธยะ. ณ สหฺยาทรี พระนางคือ เอกวีรา; และ ณ หริศจันทร พระนางทรงพระนามว่า จัณฑิกา.

Word by Word

• चित्रकूटे: at Citrakūṭa
• चित्रकूटे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्रकूट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Discourse adverb/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय (adverb) ‘thus/also’

• सीता: Sītā
• सीता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• विन्ध्ये: in the Vindhya (region/mountains)
• विन्ध्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विन्ध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular

• विन्ध्यनिवासिनी: Vindhya-dwelling (goddess)
• विन्ध्यनिवासिनी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विन्ध्य (प्रातिपदिक) + निवासिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विन्ध्ये निवसति इति (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समासः); Nominative singular

• सह्याद्रौ: in the Sahya mountain
• सह्याद्रौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सह्याद्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular

• एकवीरा: Ekavīrā
• एकवीरा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक) + वीरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (एका वीरा); Nominative singular

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

• हरिश्चन्द्रे: at Hariścandra (place)
• हरिश्चन्द्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरिश्चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular

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

• चण्डिका: Caṇḍikā
• चण्डिका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्डिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Purāṇic narration style within Āvantya/Revā material)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Citrakūṭa; Vindhya; Sahyādri (Ekavīrā); Hariścandra (Caṇḍikā)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Four mountain vignettes: Sītā in forest hermitage at Citrakūṭa; Devī enthroned amid Vindhya cliffs; Ekavīrā as warrior goddess on Sahyādri hill-fort with banners; Caṇḍikā on a rugged peak (Hariścandra) with lion and weapons, storm clouds behind.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Vindhyanivāsinī
• Ekavīrā
• Caṇḍikā
• Citrakūṭa
• Vindhya
• Sahya
• Hariścandra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The one Devī is worshipped in many local forms; honoring her at each kṣetra recognizes the same divine power manifesting according to place and tradition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Citrakūṭa, the Vindhya region, Sahyādri, and Hariścandra are praised as seats where the Goddess is specially present under distinct names.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated in this verse; it functions as a nāma-saṅkīrtana (recitation of sacred place-linked names) supporting pilgrimage and remembrance.