Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

संकर्षणमतं प्राप्य केशवः केशिसूदनः । ययौ कन्यां गृहीत्वा तु रथमारोप्य सत्वरम्

Transliteration

saṃkarṣaṇamataṃ prāpya keśavaḥ keśisūdanaḥ | yayau kanyāṃ gṛhītvā tu rathamāropya satvaram

Translation

Nachdem Keśava—der Bezwinger Keśīs—Saṅkarṣaṇas Zustimmung erlangt hatte, ergriff er die Jungfrau, setzte sie eilends auf den Wagen und zog sogleich davon.

Word by Word

• संकर्षणमतम्: Sankarshana’s opinion
• संकर्षणमतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संकर्षण + मत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (संकर्षणस्य मतम्)

• प्राप्य: having obtained/received
• प्राप्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• केशवः: Keshava
• केशवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• केशिसूदनः: slayer of Keshi
• केशिसूदनः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशिन् + सूदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (केशिनः सूदनः)

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कन्याम्: the maiden
• कन्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गृहीत्वा: having seized/taken
• गृहीत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (particle)

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आरोप्य: having placed (her) upon
• आरोप्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + रुह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• सत्वरम्: quickly, in haste
• सत्वरम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative) ‘शीघ्रम्’

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (contextual)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Keśava, titled Keśi-sūdana, lifts/seizes the maiden and seats her on a chariot; reins tighten, wheels turn, dust rises as they depart swiftly, with the riverbank receding behind.

Characters & Entities

• Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)
• Saṅkarṣaṇa (Balarāma)
• Rukmiṇī
• Keśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharmic purpose is clear, hesitation falls away; decisive action is portrayed as a vehicle for divine protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not explicit; the action occurs in the Kuṇḍina setting referenced in the surrounding verses.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative transition into the ensuing pursuit and conflict.