Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 87

Devanagari script

इदानीं च हरिर्जातो वसुदेवसुतो भुवि । अहं च गोपनन्दस्य एकानंशाभिधा सुता

Transliteration

idānīṃ ca harirjāto vasudevasuto bhuvi | ahaṃ ca gopanandasya ekānaṃśābhidhā sutā

Translation

À présent, Hari est né sur la terre comme fils de Vasudeva. Et moi aussi, je suis née comme fille de Gopananda, connue sous le nom d’Ekānaṃśā.

Word by Word

• इदानीम्: now
• इदानीम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इदानीम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (now)

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

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• जातः: has been born
• जातः: Kriya/State (भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) → जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘born’ (predicate)

• वसुदेव-सुतः: son of Vasudeva
• वसुदेव-सुतः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुदेव (प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—वसुदेवस्य सुतः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक: भुव्/भू)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, त्रिलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• गोपनन्दस्य: of Gopananda
• गोपनन्दस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोपनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• एकानंशाभिधा: named Ekānaṃśā
• एकानंशाभिधा: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक) + अंश (प्रातिपदिक) + अभिधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—एकः अंशः यस्याः सा (बहुव्रीह्यर्थे नामरूपेण) / ‘एकांश’ इति कर्मधारय-तत्पुरुष + ‘अभिधा’ (नाम) इति; समग्रतः ‘एकानंशाभिधा’ = ‘एकानंशा’ इति नाम्ना प्रसिद्धा

• सुता: daughter
• सुता: Karta (Predicate noun/कर्ता-विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Ekānaṃśā (Yogamāyā), identifying her earthly birth alongside Kṛṣṇa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mathurā–Vraja (implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Vṛkodara (Bhīma)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The speaker identifies the present avatāra moment: Hari is born as Vasudeva’s son, and she is born as Ekānaṃśā, daughter of Gopananda—hinting at the Vraja protective narrative.

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vasudeva
• Ekānaṃśā
• Gopananda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine births occur with purpose: the avatāra of Hari is accompanied by the descent of divine power to support dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is specified; the verse provides avatāra-identification and lineage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is narrative theology, suitable for kīrtana/śravaṇa (hearing and recitation) as devotional practice.