Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

विनता प्राह तं पुत्रं संप्रहृष्टतनूरुहा । भोः सुपर्णार्णवं तूर्णं याहि मंगलमस्तु ते

Transliteration

vinatā prāha taṃ putraṃ saṃprahṛṣṭatanūruhā | bhoḥ suparṇārṇavaṃ tūrṇaṃ yāhi maṃgalamastu te

Translation

Vinatā, deren Leib vor Freude erbebte, sprach zu ihrem Sohn: „O Suparṇa (Garuḍa), eile zum Ozean; möge dir alles Heil und Glück zuteilwerden.“

Word by Word

• vinatā: Vinatā
• vinatā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vinatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• prāha: said/spoke
• prāha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ah (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• tam: him
• tam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• putram: son
• putram: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• saṃprahṛṣṭa-tanūruhā: whose body-hairs were thrilled (in joy)
• saṃprahṛṣṭa-tanūruhā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃprahṛṣṭa (कृदन्त; √hṛṣ) + tanūruhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण—विनतायाः (qualifying Vinatā)

• bhoḥ: O!
• bhoḥ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhoḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधन-निपात (vocative particle/interjection)

• suparṇa-arṇavam: the ocean of Suparṇa (Garuḍa)
• suparṇa-arṇavam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suparṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + arṇava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—सुपर्णस्य अर्णवम् (ocean of Suparṇa/Garuḍa)

• tūrṇam: quickly
• tūrṇam: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• yāhi: go
• yāhi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• maṅgalam: auspiciousness
• maṅgalam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṅgala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• astu: may it be
• astu: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• te: for you / to you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया/चतुर्थी-रूप (Accusative/Dative form), एकवचन (Singular); अत्र चतुर्थी-अर्थः (for you)

Speaker

Vinatā

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (Typically) Agastya in Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame; verse itself is direct speech of Vinatā to Garuḍa

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vinatā, hair standing on end with joy, blesses Garuḍa; Garuḍa poised for flight toward the vast ocean horizon.

Characters & Entities

• Vinatā
• Garuḍa (Suparṇa)
• Ocean (Arṇava)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspicious intention (maṅgala) and prompt right action are presented as supports for dharmic undertaking.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa framework (Varanasi’s sanctity), though this specific line mentions the ocean as the immediate destination.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed here; it is an auspicious blessing accompanying a dharmic journey.