Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

अवहद्विनता कद्रूं सर्वांस्तान्गरुडोऽवहत् । रविसामीप्यगाः सर्पास्तत्करैराहतास्तदा

Transliteration

avahadvinatā kadrūṃ sarvāṃstāngaruḍo'vahat | ravisāmīpyagāḥ sarpāstatkarairāhatāstadā

Translation

Vinatā porta Kadrū, et Garuḍa emporta tous ces serpents. Mais, approchés du Soleil, ils furent alors frappés par ses rayons et brûlés.

Word by Word

• अवहत्: carried
• अवहत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-√वह् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• विनता: Vinātā
• विनता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन (Nominative Singular)

• कद्रूम्: Kadrū
• कद्रूम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कद्रू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Accusative Singular)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; बहुवचन (Accusative Plural); तान्-विशेषणम्

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; बहुवचन (Accusative Plural)

• गरुडः: Garuḍa
• गरुडः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन (Nominative Singular)

• अवहत्: carried
• अवहत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-√वह् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• रवि: of the Sun
• रवि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति; एकवचन (Genitive Singular)

• सामीप्यगाः: having gone near (to)
• सामीप्यगाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सामीप्य (प्रातिपदिक) + √गम् (धातु)
• Form: बहुव्रीहिसदृश-विशेषणरूपेण ‘सामीप्य-ग’ (near-going/near-reaching) इति क्त/ग-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; बहुवचन; सर्पाः-विशेषणम्

• सर्पाः: serpents
• सर्पाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; बहुवचन (Nominative Plural)

• तत्करैः: by his hands
• तत्करैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम) + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; बहुवचन (Instrumental Plural)

• आहताः: struck
• आहताः: Kriya (Resultant state/कृत्यर्थ)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; बहुवचन; सर्पाः इति विशेष्येण सह

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (then/at that time)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ravi-sāmīpya (Sūrya-tejas kṣetra, cosmic)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vinatā carries Kadrū; Garuḍa carries the serpents. As they near the Sun, the serpents are struck and scorched by the Sun’s rays.

Characters & Entities

• Vinatā
• Kadrū
• Garuḍa
• Nāgas
• Ravi (Sun)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Actions have consequences under cosmic law: even powerful beings suffer when brought into hostile conditions, and nature’s order (ṛta) asserts itself.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse uses cosmic setting (near the Sun) within Setukhaṇḍa storytelling.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates an event and its immediate effect.