Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

संकर्षणमतं प्राप्य केशवः केशिसूदनः । ययौ कन्यां गृहीत्वा तु रथमारोप्य सत्वरम्

Transliteration

saṃkarṣaṇamataṃ prāpya keśavaḥ keśisūdanaḥ | yayau kanyāṃ gṛhītvā tu rathamāropya satvaram

Translation

സംകർഷണന്റെ സമ്മതം ലഭിച്ച കേശീസൂദനനായ കേശവൻ ആ കന്യയെ പിടിച്ച് രഥത്തിൽ കയറ്റി ഉടൻ പുറപ്പെട്ടു.

Word by Word

• संकर्षणमतम्: Sankarshana’s opinion
• संकर्षणमतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संकर्षण + मत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (संकर्षणस्य मतम्)

• प्राप्य: having obtained/received
• प्राप्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• केशवः: Keshava
• केशवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• केशिसूदनः: slayer of Keshi
• केशिसूदनः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशिन् + सूदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (केशिनः सूदनः)

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कन्याम्: the maiden
• कन्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गृहीत्वा: having seized/taken
• गृहीत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (particle)

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आरोप्य: having placed (her) upon
• आरोप्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + रुह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• सत्वरम्: quickly, in haste
• सत्वरम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative) ‘शीघ्रम्’

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (contextual)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Keśava, titled Keśi-sūdana, lifts/seizes the maiden and seats her on a chariot; reins tighten, wheels turn, dust rises as they depart swiftly, with the riverbank receding behind.

Characters & Entities

• Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)
• Saṅkarṣaṇa (Balarāma)
• Rukmiṇī
• Keśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharmic purpose is clear, hesitation falls away; decisive action is portrayed as a vehicle for divine protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not explicit; the action occurs in the Kuṇḍina setting referenced in the surrounding verses.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative transition into the ensuing pursuit and conflict.