Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

प्रतीच्योदीच्यां याम्यां वै विबुधैः स्थापिता हि सा । नानायुधधरा सा च नानाभरणभूषिता

Transliteration

pratīcyodīcyāṃ yāmyāṃ vai vibudhaiḥ sthāpitā hi sā | nānāyudhadharā sā ca nānābharaṇabhūṣitā

Translation

مغربی، شمالی اور جنوبی سمتوں میں واقعی وِبُدھ دیوتاؤں نے اسے قائم کیا؛ اور وہ طرح طرح کے ہتھیار دھارے ہوئے اور گوناگوں زیورات سے آراستہ تھی۔

Word by Word

• प्रतीची: in the west
• प्रतीची: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pratīcī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; दिक्शब्दः (western direction)

• उदीच्याम्: in the north
• उदीच्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: udīcī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; दिक्शब्दः (northern direction)

• याम्याम्: in the south
• याम्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yāmyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; दिक्शब्दः (southern direction)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• विबुधैः: by the gods/wise ones
• विबुधैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibudha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• स्थापिता: was stationed
• स्थापिता: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthāpita (कृदन्त; √sthāp स्थाप् caus.)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP) — ‘was established’ (passive)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये अव्यय (indeed/for)

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

• नाना: various
• नाना: Sambandha (Modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nānā (अव्यय)
• Form: विविधार्थक अव्यय (various)

• आयुधधरा: bearing weapons
• आयुधधरा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āyudha+dhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—आयुधं धरतीति (weapon-bearing)

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

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

• नाना: various
• नाना: Sambandha (Modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nānā (अव्यय)
• Form: विविधार्थक अव्यय (various)

• आभरणभूषिता: adorned with ornaments
• आभरणभूषिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ābharaṇa+bhūṣita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—आभरणैः भूषिता (adorned with ornaments); भूषित (PPP of √bhūṣ)

Speaker

Deductive (Dharmāraṇya narrative frame): Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The goddess is shown installed in multiple quarters of the forest, each aspect holding different weapons, richly ornamented, forming a tri-directional protective arc.

Characters & Entities

• Devas (Vibudhas)
• Directional quarters (West/North/South)
• Dharmāraṇya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine protection is comprehensive—covering all directions—signifying that dharma-guardianship surrounds the sacred realm.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya, mapped as a ritually protected space across the directions.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, directional placement/installation (dik-sthāpana) of deities; no specific vow or offering is stated.