Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

ततो मातरमागम्य गरुडः प्रणतोऽब्रवीत् । सुधामंब ममानेतुं गच्छतो भक्ष्यमर्पय

Transliteration

tato mātaramāgamya garuḍaḥ praṇato'bravīt | sudhāmaṃba mamānetuṃ gacchato bhakṣyamarpaya

Translation

Kemudian Garuḍa datang kepada ibunya dan, menunduk sembah, berkata: “Wahai ibu, aku pergi untuk membawa Sudhā; kurniakanlah kepadaku makanan sebagai bekal perjalanan.”

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kala/Sambandha (sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ततो-निपात (thereupon/from then)

• मातरम्: (his) mother
• मातरम्: Karma (object of आगम्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन

• आगम्य: having approached
• आगम्य: Kriya-viseshana (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+गम् (धातु) → आगम्य (ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); prior action

• गरुडः: Garuḍa
• गरुडः: Karta (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• प्रणतः: bowed down
• प्रणतः: Karta-anvaya (predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र+नम् (धातु) → प्रणत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुधाम्: nectar
• सुधाम्: Karma (object of आनेतुम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन

• अम्ब: O mother!
• अम्ब: Sambodhana (address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी एकवचन; pronoun

• आनेतुम्: to bring
• आनेतुम्: Prayojana (purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+नी (धातु) → आनेतुम् (तुमुन्)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive); purpose

• गच्छतः: as I go / of (me) going
• गच्छतः: Sambandha (genitive absolute/‘of me going’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गच्छत् (शतृ)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त; षष्ठी एकवचन (genitive)

• भक्ष्यम्: food
• भक्ष्यम्: Karma (object of अर्पय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन

• अर्पय: give/offer
• अर्पय: Kriya (imperative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्पय् (अर्प् causative धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ); मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Garuḍa (speaking to Vinatā)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu-kṣetra (frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Garuḍa returns to Vinatā, folds hands and bows; Vinatā sits sorrowful yet hopeful; the horizon suggests impending departure.

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa
• Vinatā
• Sudhā/Amṛta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the mighty act with humility; reverence to one’s mother and seeking rightful sustenance aligns power with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a request for provisions before a sacred-epic undertaking.