Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 62
नागांतकस्ततः प्राह मातरं चिंतयातुराम् । आनीतं विद्धि पीयूषं मातर्मे देहि भोजनम्
nāgāṃtakastataḥ prāha mātaraṃ ciṃtayāturām | ānītaṃ viddhi pīyūṣaṃ mātarme dehi bhojanam
তেতিয়া নাগান্তক (গৰুড়) চিন্তাতুৰ মাতৃক ক’লে—“মাতৃ, জানিবা, মই পীয়ূষ (অমৃত) আনি পেলাইছোঁ; মাতৃ, মোক আহাৰ দিয়া।”
Garuḍa (Nāgāntaka)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: Garuḍa (Nāgāntaka) stands before Vinatā, holding a radiant amṛta vessel; Vinatā’s face shifts from worry to relief; Garuḍa asks for food after the arduous quest.
FAQs
Great achievements undertaken for dharma are grounded in care for one’s mother and household duty—heroic action and simple service coexist.
None directly; the verse marks the culmination of the amṛta-acquisition episode within the broader Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration.
None; it reports the bringing of amṛta and a request for food.