Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

इत्योंकृत्य समापृच्छ्य कद्रूं द्रुतगतिः खगी । गरुत्मंतं समाचष्ट दृष्ट्वा संहृष्टमानसम्

Transliteration

ityoṃkṛtya samāpṛcchya kadrūṃ drutagatiḥ khagī | garutmaṃtaṃ samācaṣṭa dṛṣṭvā saṃhṛṣṭamānasam

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ‘ഓം’ എന്നു ചൊല്ലി, കദ്രുവിനോട് വിടപറഞ്ഞ്, ദ്രുതഗതിയുള്ള ഖഗീ (വിനത) പോയി, ഹർഷിതമനസ്സുള്ള ഗരുഡനോട് എല്ലാം അറിയിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• uṃkṛtya: having uttered ‘oṃ’
• uṃkṛtya: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: oṃkṛ (धातु; denom.)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘uttering oṃ’

• samāpṛcchya: having taken leave/asked permission
• samāpṛcchya: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + ā + pṛcch (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• kadrūm: Kadrū
• kadrūm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kadrū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• drutagatiḥ: swift-moving
• drutagatiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: druta + gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण

• khagī: the bird-woman (Vinatā)
• khagī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khagī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘female bird’ (Vinatā)

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

• samācaṣṭa: told/informed
• samācaṣṭa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + ā + cakṣ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• saṃhṛṣṭamānasam: (him) whose mind was delighted
• saṃhṛṣṭamānasam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃhṛṣṭa + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः ‘whose mind is delighted’

Speaker

Narrator (within the dialogue frame of Kāśīkhaṇḍa; likely Skanda narrating to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vinatā, after saying ‘Oṃ’, bows and departs swiftly from Kadrū’s presence; she rushes through the sky to Garuḍa, who appears radiant and pleased, wings half-spread.

Characters & Entities

• Vinatā
• Kadrū
• Garuḍa (Garutmān)
• Oṃ

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even amid conflict, sacred recollection (Oṃ) and proper leave-taking reflect inner discipline—dharma in conduct supports dharma in goals.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; it is a narrative connector.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Only the utterance of ‘Oṃ’ is referenced; no formal vrata, snāna, or dāna is prescribed here.