Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 93

Devanagari script

तथास्त्विति खगोप्याह कमलापतिमच्युतम् । हृतामृतं खगं श्रुत्वा तत आखंडलो जवात्

Transliteration

tathāstviti khagopyāha kamalāpatimacyutam | hṛtāmṛtaṃ khagaṃ śrutvā tata ākhaṃḍalo javāt

Translation

„So sei es“, sprach auch der Vogel zu Acyuta, dem Herrn der Kamalā. Als Ākhaṇḍala (Indra) vernahm, dass der Vogel das Amṛta entführt hatte, brach er eilends auf.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus)

• अस्तु: let it be
• अस्तु: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-समाप्तिसूचक (quotative)

• खगः: the bird (Garuda)
• खगः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक (also/even)

• आह: said
• आह: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अह्/√आह् (धातु; ‘आह’ परोक्षभूत)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• कमलापतिम्: lord of Kamalā (Viṣṇu)
• कमलापतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमला + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• अच्युतम्: Acyuta
• अच्युतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अच्युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• हृतामृतम्: the stolen nectar
• हृतामृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृत (कृदन्त; √हृ (धातु) + क्त) + अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; ‘हृतम् अमृतम्’ (stolen nectar)

• खगम्: the bird (Garuda)
• खगम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriyā (Non-finite verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive); ‘having heard’

• ततः: then/from there
• ततः: Sambandha (Sequence/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रमवाचक (from there/then)

• आखण्डलः: Ākhaṇḍala (Indra)
• आखण्डलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आखण्डल (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्र-पर्याय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• जवात्: swiftly/with speed
• जवात्: Hetu (Cause/Instrumental sense/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; ‘जवात्’ = वेगात् (by speed/quickly)

Speaker

Narrator (with quoted assent by Garuḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Garuḍa affirms ‘tathāstu’ to Viṣṇu; immediately the scene shifts—Indra, alerted that amṛta has been seized, rushes forth with urgency.

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa
• Acyuta (Viṣṇu)
• Kamalā (Lakṣmī)
• Ākhaṇḍala (Indra)
• Amṛta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly power reacts swiftly to protect privilege, but divine order unfolds through higher agreements and vows.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setukhaṇḍa’s sacred geography centers on Setu/Rāmeśvaram; this verse advances the story rather than a tīrtha injunction.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates Indra’s response to the taking of amṛta.