Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 120

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा सहितो मात्रा वैनतेयो विनिर्ययौ । कुशासने च तैरुक्तो धृत्वा पीयूषभाजनम्

Transliteration

ityuktvā sahito mātrā vainateyo viniryayau | kuśāsane ca tairukto dhṛtvā pīyūṣabhājanam

Translation

So sprechend ging Vainateya zusammen mit seiner Mutter hinaus; und wie sie es ihm anwiesen, stellte er das Gefäß mit Amṛta auf einen Sitz aus Kuśa-Gras und hielt es dort fest.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरणचिह्न (quotative)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच्) वचने
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• सहितः: accompanied (together)
• सहितः: Karta-predicative (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sahita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √sah सहने/सहभावे)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (Nominative); सहभावार्थक विशेषण

• मात्रा: with (his) mother
• मात्रा: Karana (Instrument/Association/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; तृतीया (Instrumental)

• वैनतेयः: Vainateya (Garuḍa)
• वैनतेयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vainateya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (Nominative)

• विनिर्ययौ: went out/departed
• विनिर्ययौ: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-nir-√yā (या) गत्यर्थे
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कुशासने: on a kuśa-seat
• कुशासने: Adhikarana (Place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuśa (प्रातिपदिक) + āsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (कुशैः कृतम्/कुशस्य आसनम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी (Locative)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसक; बहुवचन; तृतीया (Instrumental)

• उक्तः: was told/was addressed
• उक्तः: Karta (Patient-subject/कर्मकर्तृ)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ukta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √vac वचने)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle); पुल्लिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (Nominative); कर्मणि-प्रयोगे कर्तृ-स्थाने (passive)

• धृत्वा: having held/taken
• धृत्वा: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dhṛ (धृ) धारणे
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• पीयूषभाजनम्: vessel of nectar
• पीयूषभाजनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pīyūṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + bhājana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पीयूषस्य भाजनम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (Accusative)

Speaker

Skanda (narration; with embedded action of Garuḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Kāśīkhaṇḍa interlocutor(s)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Garuḍa departs with Vinatā; the amṛta vessel is set upon a kuśa-grass seat as instructed. The moment is precise and ritualistic: sacred container, kuśa mat, careful hands, watchful calm.

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa (Vainateya)
• Mother (Vinātā, implied)
• Pīyūṣa/Amṛta
• Kuśa grass

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even in epic deeds, dharma expresses itself through order, restraint, and respect for sacred protocol (placing the nectar properly).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the Kāśī Khaṇḍa frame supplies the sacred geography context overall.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A ritual-like detail is present: placing the vessel on a kuśa-grass seat (kuśāsana), a common marker of sanctified handling.