Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 131

Devanagari script

शाकिनीभूतप्रेताश्च जंभाद्याश्च ग्रहास्तथा । शाकिन्यादिग्रहाश्चैव सर्पा व्याघ्रादयस्तथा

Transliteration

śākinībhūtapretāśca jaṃbhādyāśca grahāstathā | śākinyādigrahāścaiva sarpā vyāghrādayastathā

Translation

‘شاکنیاں، بھوت اور پریت، اور جَمبھ وغیرہ سے شروع ہونے والے گِرہ (قابض ارواح)؛ نیز شاکنی قسم کے دوسرے گِرہ؛ اور سانپ، ببر اور ایسے ہی سب خطرات—یہاں کوئی نقصان نہ پہنچا سکیں گے۔’

Word by Word

• शाकिनीभूतप्रेताः: śākinīs, bhūtas, and pretas
• शाकिनीभूतप्रेताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाकिनी + भूत + प्रेत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (enumerative copulative)

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

• जंभाद्याः: Jambha and others
• जंभाद्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जंभ + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'जंभ-आदयः' (Jambha and others)

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

• ग्रहाः: seizers/evil spirits (grahas)
• ग्रहाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकार/समुच्चयबोधक (adverb: 'likewise/also')

• शाकिन्यादिग्रहाः: grahas such as śākinīs etc.
• शाकिन्यादिग्रहाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाकिनी + आदि + ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'शाकिन्यादयः ग्रहाः'

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

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• सर्पाः: snakes
• सर्पाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• व्याघ्रादयः: tigers and others
• व्याघ्रादयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याघ्र + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'व्याघ्र-आदयः' (tigers and others)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (adverb: 'also')

Speaker

Devī (deduced from continuity with ‘devyuvāca’ in preceding verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvijas / residents (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ring of sanctity around the kṣetra: shadowy śākinīs/bhūtas/pretas and graha-forms halted at an invisible boundary; serpents and tigers appear pacified, lying down or turning away, while devotees move safely within.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Śākinī
• Bhūta
• Preta
• Grahāḥ
• Jambha
• Sarpa
• Vyāghra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sanctified region under divine guardianship becomes free from seen and unseen dangers—fear yields to sacred protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is presented as a spiritually protected space where afflictions and dangers cannot dominate.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is stated; the verse functions as an assurance of protection from grahas and harmful beings.