Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

द्वे भार्ये कश्यपस्यास्तां सर्वलोकेष्वनुत्तमे । गरुत्मन्तं च विनतासूत कद्रूरहीनथ

Transliteration

dve bhārye kaśyapasyāstāṃ sarvalokeṣvanuttame | garutmantaṃ ca vinatāsūta kadrūrahīnatha

Translation

Kaśyapa mempunyai dua isteri, tiada bandingan di segala loka. Vinatā melahirkan Garutmān (Garuḍa), manakala Kadrū melahirkan bangsa ular, iaitu para Nāga.

Word by Word

• dve: two
• dve: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual); संख्याविशेषण (numeral adjective)

• bhārye: wives
• bhārye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual)

• kaśyapasya: of Kaśyapa
• kaśyapasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaśyapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• āstām: let (them) be / were (dual)
• āstām: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ās (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन (Dual); परस्मैपदम्

• sarva: in all
• sarva: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन (Plural); (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• lokeṣu: worlds
• lokeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• anuttame: unsurpassed, excellent
• anuttame: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anuttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual); अतिशयवाचक (superlative sense)

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

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• vinatā: Vinatā
• vinatā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vinatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• asūta: gave birth (to)
• asūta: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्

• kadrūḥ: Kadrū
• kadrūḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kadrū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• ahīna: serpents
• ahīna: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ahīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural); (अहि + ईन/इना इति रूपभेदः)

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/now)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A calm āśrama setting: Prajāpati Kaśyapa seated with two radiant wives; behind them symbolic emergence—Garuḍa as a golden-winged divine bird and Nāgas as coiled serpents—shown as destiny rather than literal childbirth.

Characters & Entities

• Kaśyapa
• Vinatā
• Kadrū
• Garuḍa (Garutmān)
• Nāgas (serpents)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic genealogy links cosmic beings to dharma-teaching narratives—here setting the stage for lessons involving truth, rivalry, and consequences.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it establishes the mythic background that the Revā-khaṇḍa later uses to frame merit and sacred listening.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this line; it is genealogical narration.