Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

भद्रा चैव महाशक्तिः सिंहारा च महाबला । एताश्चान्याश्च बहवः कथितुं नैव शक्यते

Transliteration

bhadrā caiva mahāśaktiḥ siṃhārā ca mahābalā | etāścānyāśca bahavaḥ kathituṃ naiva śakyate

Translation

بھدرا بھی وہاں ہے، نیز مہاشکتی اور نہایت زورآور سنگھارا بھی۔ یہ اور بہت سی دیگر دیویاں ہیں—ان سب کا بیان کرنا ممکن نہیں۔

Word by Word

• भद्रा: (Goddess) Bhadrā
• भद्रा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (देवी-नाम)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphasis/indeed)

• महाशक्तिः: (Goddess) Mahāśakti
• महाशक्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (देवी-नाम)

• सिंहारा: (Goddess) Siṃhārā
• सिंहारा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंहारा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (देवी-नाम)

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

• महाबला: (Goddess) Mahābalā
• महाबला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + बला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (देवी-नाम)

• एताः: these (feminine ones)
• एताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

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

• अन्याः: others (feminine)
• अन्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

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

• बहवः: many
• बहवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (एताः/अन्याः इत्यर्थे ‘many’)

• कथितुम्: to describe
• कथितुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive), अव्ययवत् प्रयोग; अर्थ: ‘to tell/describe’

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation)

• एव: indeed/at all
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphasis)

• शक्यते: is possible
• शक्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शक् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive): ‘is possible’

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sweeping forest panorama with countless subtle Devī-presences—some visible as icons, others as luminous silhouettes in trees, rocks, and springs; Bhadrā, Mahāśakti, and Siṃhārā stand prominent as archetypes of auspiciousness, supreme power, and lion-like strength.

Characters & Entities

• Dharmāraṇya
• Bhadrā
• Mahāśakti
• Siṃhārā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divinity at a holy place is inexhaustible; the Purāṇa hints that the site’s sanctity surpasses complete description.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya, portrayed as filled with innumerable Devī-manifestations.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it emphasizes the countless forms rather than a specific practice.