Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

एवं तज्जलपानेन तेजोवीर्यसम न्वितः । कश्यपाद्गरुडो जज्ञे सर्वसर्पभयावहः

Transliteration

evaṃ tajjalapānena tejovīryasama nvitaḥ | kaśyapādgaruḍo jajñe sarvasarpabhayāvahaḥ

Translation

ଏଭଳି ସେ ଜଳ ପାନ କରିବାରୁ ତେଜ ଓ ବୀର୍ୟରେ ସମନ୍ୱିତ ଗରୁଡ କଶ୍ୟପଙ୍କୁ ନେଇ ଜନ୍ମିଲେ; ସେ ସମସ୍ତ ସର୍ପଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଭୟାବହ ହେଲେ।

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (एवम्)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb of manner)

• तत्: of that
• तत्: Sambandha (Genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, षष्ठी, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (जलपानेन)

• जलपानेन: by drinking the water
• जलपानेन: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (जल) + pāna (पान < √pā पा)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (जलस्य पानम्); नपुंसकलिङ्गः, तृतीया, एकवचनम्; करणम्

• तेजोवीर्यसमन्वितः: endowed with energy and strength
• तेजोवीर्यसमन्वितः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tejas (तेजस्) + vīrya (वीर्य) + samanvita (समन्वित < सम्+अनु+√i/√vī?; adjectival 'endowed with')
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समासः (तेजसा वीर्येण समन्वितः); पुल्लिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (गरुडः)

• कश्यपात्: from Kaśyapa
• कश्यपात्: Apadana (Source/Parentage)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaśyapa (कश्यप) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः, पञ्चमी, एकवचनम्; अपादानम् (जज्ञे)

• गरुडः: Garuḍa
• गरुडः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: garuḍa (गरुड) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; कर्तृपदम् (जज्ञे)

• जज्ञे: was born
• जज्ञे: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (जन् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• सर्वसर्पभयावहः: bringing fear to all serpents
• सर्वसर्पभयावहः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (सर्व) + sarpa (सर्प) + bhaya (भय) + āvaha (आवह < आ+√vah वह्)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (सर्वेषां सर्पाणां भयम् आवहति इति); पुल्लिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (गरुडः)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dramatic birth tableau: infant Garuḍa emerging with blazing aura, wings hinted, radiance filling the hermitage; serpents in the periphery recoil in fear; Kaśyapa stands in awe.

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa
• Kaśyapa
• Serpents (sarpa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sanctified dharma produces protectors—divine power arises to restrain fear and harm (symbolized by serpents).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Suparṇa-associated tīrtha is celebrated through the narrative of Garuḍa’s origin and protective capacity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Consumption of ritually empowered water (jalapāna) as the causal act leading to Garuḍa’s manifestation.