Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

गरुड उवाच । अजरश्चामरश्चैव अधृष्यश्च सुरासुरैः । तव प्रसादाच्चैवान्यैरजेयश्च भवाम्यहम्

Transliteration

garuḍa uvāca | ajaraścāmaraścaiva adhṛṣyaśca surāsuraiḥ | tava prasādāccaivānyairajeyaśca bhavāmyaham

Translation

Garuḍa sprach: „Durch deine Gnade möge ich alterslos und unsterblich sein, unangreifbar für Götter und Asuras; und durch dein Wohlwollen möge ich auch für alle anderen unbesiegbar werden.“

Word by Word

• garuḍa: O Garuḍa
• garuḍa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: garuḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• ajaraḥ: ageless
• ajaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ajara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (to aham)

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• amaraḥ: immortal
• amaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (to aham)

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Modifier (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• adhṛṣyaḥ: unassailable
• adhṛṣyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adhṛṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (to aham)

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• surāsuraiḥ: by gods and demons
• surāsuraiḥ: Karana/Agent-in-passive (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura + asura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्वः (surāḥ + asurāḥ)

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• prasādāt: from (your) grace
• prasādāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Modifier (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• anyaiḥ: by others
• anyaiḥ: Karana/Agent-in-passive (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• ajeyaḥ: unconquerable
• ajeyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ajeya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (to aham)

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• bhavāmi: I become
• bhavāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु; √bhū/भू)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Garuḍa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Cāmuṇḍā

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Garuḍa, radiant and eagle-faced, stands in devotion before Cāmuṇḍā, requesting ajaratva, amaratva, and invincibility against devas and asuras.

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa
• Śrī Cāmuṇḍā (implied recipient of request)
• Suras
• Asuras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True security and strength are sought through divine grace; victory and protection are ultimately gifts of the Goddess.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The request occurs within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s sacred narrative environment, reinforcing the māhātmya of the Narmadā region and its Devī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a boon-request (vara-yācanā) following devotional praise.