Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

धरणी धारणी वेला राज्ञी चापि च रोहिणी । इत्येताश्चान्यदेवानां मातरः पत्नयस्तथा

Transliteration

dharaṇī dhāraṇī velā rājñī cāpi ca rohiṇī | ityetāścānyadevānāṃ mātaraḥ patnayastathā

Translation

ธรณี ธารณี เวลา ราชญี และโรหิณี—พร้อมด้วยนางอื่น ๆ ทั้งหลาย ได้มาประชุม ณ ที่นั้น ในฐานะมารดาและชายาของเทพองค์อื่น ๆ

Word by Word

• धरणी: Dharaṇī (Earth-goddess/name)
• धरणी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• धारणी: Dhāraṇī (supporter/name)
• धारणी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धारणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वेला: Velā (shore/limit; name)
• वेला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• राज्ञी: queen (name/title)
• राज्ञी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्ञी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (particle: also/even)

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

• रोहिणी: Rohiṇī (name)
• रोहिणी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोहिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• एताः: these (f.)
• एताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• अन्यदेवानाम्: of other gods
• अन्यदेवानाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (अन्याः देवाः येषां ते = other gods)

• मातरः: mothers
• मातरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• पत्नयः: wives
• पत्नयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise/also)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ceremonial pavilion where divine women—named and unnamed—arrive as mothers and consorts of various gods, bearing auspicious gifts and ornaments, forming a radiant feminine procession.

Characters & Entities

• Dharaṇī
• Dhāraṇī
• Velā
• Rājñī
• Rohiṇī
• Devas (other gods)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma honors the sustaining feminine powers—earth, stability, and auspicious lineage—integral to cosmic harmony.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific sacred geography is stated in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.