Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

सुपर्णमारुह्य तदा महात्मा योगीश्वराणां प्रभुरच्युतो महान् । ययौ तदाऽकाशपथा हरिः स्वयं सनारदो देववरैः समेतः

Transliteration

suparṇamāruhya tadā mahātmā yogīśvarāṇāṃ prabhuracyuto mahān | yayau tadā'kāśapathā hariḥ svayaṃ sanārado devavaraiḥ sametaḥ

Translation

Da bestieg der großherzige Acyuta, der mächtige Herr der Herren der Yogins, Suparṇa (Garuḍa). Hari selbst zog den Himmelsweg dahin, begleitet von Nārada und vereint mit den erhabensten der Götter.

Word by Word

• suparṇam: Suparṇa (Garuḍa)
• suparṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suparṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; गरुडः

• āruhya: having mounted
• āruhya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-√ruh (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• mahātmā: the great-souled one
• mahātmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महान् आत्मा), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• yogīśvarāṇām: of the lords of yogins
• yogīśvarāṇām: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: योगिनाम् ईश्वराः), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• prabhuḥ: the lord
• prabhuḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• acyutaḥ: Acyuta (Viṣṇu)
• acyutaḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: acyuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विष्णोः नाम

• mahān: great
• mahān: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अच्युतः/महात्मा इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• yayau: went
• yayau: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• ākāśa-pathā: by the path of the sky
• ākāśa-pathā: Karaṇa (Instrument/means: by the sky-path)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ākāśa (प्रातिपदिक) + patha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष/अधिकरणार्थ: आकाशस्य पथः), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; मार्गेण इत्यर्थे

• hariḥ: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• hariḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विष्णोः नाम

• svayam: himself
• svayam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: आत्मनः बोधक-अव्यय (by himself)

• sa-nāradaḥ: together with Nārada
• sa-nāradaḥ: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपपद) + nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (सह नारदेन), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; हरिः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• deva-varaiḥ: with the best of the gods
• deva-varaiḥ: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (देवाः वराः = श्रेष्ठदेवाः), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• sametaḥ: accompanied, together
• sametaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-√i (धातु)
• Form: क्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; हरिः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition, Mahēśvarakhaṇḍa narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (destination implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu (Acyuta) mounted on Garuḍa, soaring through the sky; Nārada and foremost gods accompany, forming a celestial convoy above mountains and clouds.

Characters & Entities

• Acyuta (Viṣṇu)
• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Garuḍa (Suparṇa)
• Nārada
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine journeys sanctify sacred geography; the gods themselves honor dharmic summons and tīrtha-space.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedārakhaṇḍa’s Himalayan region is the implied sacred setting, associated with Kedāra tīrthas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it narrates Viṣṇu’s arrival as part of the Mahātmya’s sacred storyline.