Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

जयं महाजयं चैव नागौ ज्वलनसूनवे । प्रददुर्बलिनां श्रेष्ठौ सुपर्णः पार्षदावुभौ

Transliteration

jayaṃ mahājayaṃ caiva nāgau jvalanasūnave | pradadurbalināṃ śreṣṭhau suparṇaḥ pārṣadāvubhau

Translation

Suparṇa (Garuḍa) verlieh dem Sohn Jvalanas (des Feuers) die beiden Nāga‑Gefährten Jaya und Mahājaya—beide die Vornehmsten unter den Starken.

Word by Word

• जयम्: Jaya (named attendant)
• जयम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महाजयम्: Mahājaya (Great Jaya)
• महाजयम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् जयः)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• नागौ: the two Nāgas (serpents / named beings)
• नागौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• ज्वलनसूनवे: to the son of Fire
• ज्वलनसूनवे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वलन + सूनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (ज्वलनस्य सूनुः = son of Fire)

• प्रददुः: bestowed (they gave)
• प्रददुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• बलिनाम्: of the strong ones
• बलिनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• श्रेष्ठौ: the two best
• श्रेष्ठौ: Karta-visheshana (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; कर्तृविशेषण

• सुपर्णः: Suparṇa (Garuda / named being)
• सुपर्णः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुपर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पार्षदौ: two attendants
• पार्षदौ: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्षद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• उभौ: both
• उभौ: Karma-visheshana (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; कर्मविशेषण

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna) / devotees

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Garuḍa, radiant and winged, presents two powerful nāga attendants—Jaya and Mahājaya—to Skanda; the nāgas appear dignified, strong, and controlled, symbolizing tamed serpent-power.

Characters & Entities

• Suparṇa (Garuḍa)
• Agniputra / Jvalanasūnu (Skanda)
• Jaya
• Mahājaya
• Nāga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine alliances transcend domains—bird-king and nāgas alike serve the same Dharma when aligned with Skanda.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None is mentioned; the verse is genealogical and devotional.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.