Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

ततो मातर मप्राक्षीद्विनतां गरुडो द्विजाः । अहं कस्माद्वहामीमांस्त्वं चेमां वहसे सदा

Transliteration

tato mātara maprākṣīdvinatāṃ garuḍo dvijāḥ | ahaṃ kasmādvahāmīmāṃstvaṃ cemāṃ vahase sadā

Translation

Kemudian Garuḍa bertanya kepada ibunya Vinatā, wahai kaum dwija: “Mengapa aku harus membawa mereka ini, sedangkan engkau sentiasa dipaksa membawa dia?”

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Sequence/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (thereupon)

• मातरम्: mother
• मातरम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अप्राक्षीत्: asked
• अप्राक्षीत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्ग ‘आ’ (आ+प्रच्छ्)

• विनताम्: Vinata
• विनताम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• गरुडः: Garuḍa
• गरुडः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• द्विजाः: O twice-born ones (brāhmaṇas)
• द्विजाः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा बहुवचन; here used as सम्बोधन (Vocative) addressing the audience

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

• कस्मात्: why
• कस्मात्: Hetu (Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक अव्यय-प्रयोग (ablatival ‘why/from what reason’)

• वहामि: do I carry
• वहामि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपदम्, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• इमान्: these (ones)
• इमान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

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

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• इमाम्: this (female; i.e., her)
• इमाम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वहसे: you carry
• वहसे: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: नित्यत्ववाचक अव्यय (always)

Speaker

Narrator (reporting Garuḍa’s question; addressing ‘dvijāḥ’)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis / dvijāḥ audience (explicit dvijāḥ address)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Garuḍa turns toward his mother Vinatā with concern, questioning the injustice of servitude; Vinatā appears weary, bearing the weight of bondage, while the background suggests the presence/pressure of Kadrū’s side.

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa
• Vinatā
• Kadrū

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Righteous inquiry: questioning injustice and suffering—without abandoning respect for elders—is part of dharmic discernment.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse is character-dialogue within Setukhaṇḍa’s larger sacred narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.