Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

वयं द्वीपांतरं गंतुं सर्वे द्रष्टुं कृतत्वराः । वह त्वमस्मान्गरुड चेटीसुत ततः क्षणात्

Transliteration

vayaṃ dvīpāṃtaraṃ gaṃtuṃ sarve draṣṭuṃ kṛtatvarāḥ | vaha tvamasmāngaruḍa ceṭīsuta tataḥ kṣaṇāt

Translation

„Wir alle sind voller Eile, zu einem anderen Dvīpa, zu einem anderen Inselkontinent, zu gelangen, um ihn zu schauen. Trage uns, o Garuḍa —Sohn der Magd—, sogleich, ohne Verzug.“

Word by Word

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• द्वीपान्तरम्: another island
• द्वीपान्तरम्: Karman (Goal as object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वीप-अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक; द्वीप + अन्तर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया, एकवचन

• गन्तुम्: to go
• गन्तुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• द्रष्टुम्: to see
• द्रष्टुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive)

• कृतत्वराः: having made haste / in a hurry
• कृतत्वराः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत-त्वर (प्रातिपदिक; कृत + त्वरा)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘त्वरा’ (haste) with past participle ‘कृत’ (made)

• वह: carry
• वह: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपदम्, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Agent addressed/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अस्मान्: us
• अस्मान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

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

• चेटीसुत: O son of the maidservant
• चेटीसुत: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेटी-सुत (प्रातिपदिक; चेटी + सुत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन

• ततः: thereupon/then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Sequence/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (ablatival adverb) ‘from that/thereupon’

• क्षणात्: in a moment
• क्षणात्: Apadana (Point of time ‘within a moment’/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

Speaker

Nāgas (serpents)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvīpāntara (cosmographic destination)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis / dvijāḥ audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Serpents, carried by Garuḍa, raise their hoods and command him urgently to take them to another island; their faces show entitlement, while Garuḍa’s expression tightens with restrained power.

Characters & Entities

• Nāgas
• Garuḍa
• Vinatā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse shows how arrogance and insulting speech can accompany dependence—an ethical warning against contempt while seeking help.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; “dvīpāntara” indicates travel to another region within mythic geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a demand/request within the narrative.