Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

इत्युक्तस्तं हरिः प्राह मम त्वं वाहनं भव । स्यंदनोपरि केतुश्च मम त्वं विनतासुत

Transliteration

ityuktastaṃ hariḥ prāha mama tvaṃ vāhanaṃ bhava | syaṃdanopari ketuśca mama tvaṃ vinatāsuta

Translation

Ainsi interpellé, Hari lui dit : «Deviens Ma monture ; et sur Mon char, sois aussi Mon étendard, ô fils de Vinatā.»

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण-समाप्तिसूचक (quotative)

• उक्तः: having been addressed/said (to)
• उक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √वच् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• प्राह: said
• प्राह: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू (धातु; ‘प्राह’ परोक्षभूत)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वाहनम्: vehicle/mount
• वाहनम्: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाहन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; अत्र विधेय (predicate nominative)

• भव: become
• भव: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• स्यंदन: on the chariot
• स्यंदन: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्यन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; ‘स्यंदने’ इत्यर्थे (orthographic variant: स्यंदन/स्यन्दन)

• उपरि: upon
• उपरि: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक (upon/above)

• केतुः: banner/standard
• केतुः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• विनतासुत: O son of Vinatā
• विनतासुत: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनता + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Hari/Viṣṇu

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu formally appoints Garuḍa as His vāhana and as ketu (banner) on His chariot; Garuḍa accepts with solemn pride and devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Garuḍa
• Vinatā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest honor is divine service; proximity to the Lord becomes the devotee’s lasting glory.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu/Rāmeśvaram is the Setukhaṇḍa focus; this verse supports the sacred narrative through Vaiṣṇava theology.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it establishes Garuḍa’s role as Viṣṇu’s mount and emblem.