Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

द्वे भार्ये कश्यपस्यास्तां सर्वलोकेष्वनुत्तमे । गरुत्मन्तं च विनतासूत कद्रूरहीनथ

Transliteration

dve bhārye kaśyapasyāstāṃ sarvalokeṣvanuttame | garutmantaṃ ca vinatāsūta kadrūrahīnatha

Translation

Kaśyapa eut deux épouses, sans égales dans tous les mondes. Vinatā enfanta Garutmān (Garuḍa), et Kadrū enfanta la race des serpents, les Nāgas.

Word by Word

• dve: two
• dve: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual); संख्याविशेषण (numeral adjective)

• bhārye: wives
• bhārye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual)

• kaśyapasya: of Kaśyapa
• kaśyapasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaśyapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• āstām: let (them) be / were (dual)
• āstām: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ās (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन (Dual); परस्मैपदम्

• sarva: in all
• sarva: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन (Plural); (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• lokeṣu: worlds
• lokeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• anuttame: unsurpassed, excellent
• anuttame: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anuttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual); अतिशयवाचक (superlative sense)

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

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

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

• asūta: gave birth (to)
• asūta: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्

• kadrūḥ: Kadrū
• kadrūḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kadrū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• ahīna: serpents
• ahīna: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ahīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural); (अहि + ईन/इना इति रूपभेदः)

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/now)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A calm āśrama setting: Prajāpati Kaśyapa seated with two radiant wives; behind them symbolic emergence—Garuḍa as a golden-winged divine bird and Nāgas as coiled serpents—shown as destiny rather than literal childbirth.

Characters & Entities

• Kaśyapa
• Vinatā
• Kadrū
• Garuḍa (Garutmān)
• Nāgas (serpents)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic genealogy links cosmic beings to dharma-teaching narratives—here setting the stage for lessons involving truth, rivalry, and consequences.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it establishes the mythic background that the Revā-khaṇḍa later uses to frame merit and sacred listening.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this line; it is genealogical narration.