Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

इत्योंकृत्य समापृच्छ्य कद्रूं द्रुतगतिः खगी । गरुत्मंतं समाचष्ट दृष्ट्वा संहृष्टमानसम्

Transliteration

ityoṃkṛtya samāpṛcchya kadrūṃ drutagatiḥ khagī | garutmaṃtaṃ samācaṣṭa dṛṣṭvā saṃhṛṣṭamānasam

Translation

Nachdem sie ‚Om‘ gesagt und sich von Kadru verabschiedet hatte, ging die schnell bewegende Vogelmutter (Vinata) und informierte Garuda, da sie ihn frohen Herzens sah.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• uṃkṛtya: having uttered ‘oṃ’
• uṃkṛtya: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: oṃkṛ (धातु; denom.)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘uttering oṃ’

• samāpṛcchya: having taken leave/asked permission
• samāpṛcchya: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + ā + pṛcch (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• kadrūm: Kadrū
• kadrūm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kadrū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• drutagatiḥ: swift-moving
• drutagatiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: druta + gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण

• khagī: the bird-woman (Vinatā)
• khagī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khagī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘female bird’ (Vinatā)

• garutmantaṃ: Garutmān (Garuḍa)
• garutmantaṃ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: garutmant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• samācaṣṭa: told/informed
• samācaṣṭa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + ā + cakṣ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• saṃhṛṣṭamānasam: (him) whose mind was delighted
• saṃhṛṣṭamānasam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃhṛṣṭa + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः ‘whose mind is delighted’

Speaker

Narrator (within the dialogue frame of Kāśīkhaṇḍa; likely Skanda narrating to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vinatā, after saying ‘Oṃ’, bows and departs swiftly from Kadrū’s presence; she rushes through the sky to Garuḍa, who appears radiant and pleased, wings half-spread.

Characters & Entities

• Vinatā
• Kadrū
• Garuḍa (Garutmān)
• Oṃ

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even amid conflict, sacred recollection (Oṃ) and proper leave-taking reflect inner discipline—dharma in conduct supports dharma in goals.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; it is a narrative connector.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Only the utterance of ‘Oṃ’ is referenced; no formal vrata, snāna, or dāna is prescribed here.