Shloka 10

Skanda–Svāhā-saṃvāda; Gaṇa-vyutpatti and Śvetaparvata-vaibhava

Chapter 220

Devanagari script

हविषा यो द्वितीयेन सोमेन सह युज्यते । रथप्रभू रथध्वान: कुम्भरेता: स उच्यते,सोमदेवताके साथ इन्हींको द्वितीय आज्यभाग प्राप्त होता है। इन्हें “रथप्रभु', 'रथध्वान' और “कुम्भरेता' भी कहते हैं

Transliteration

haviṣā yo dvitīyena somena saha yujyate | rathaprabhū rathadhvānaḥ kumbharetāḥ sa ucyate ||

Translation

మార్కండేయుడు పలికెను— ద్వితీయ హవిష్యము (రెండవ ఆజ్యభాగము) ద్వారా సోమునితో సంయుక్తుడగు వాడు ‘రథప్రభు’, ‘రథధ్వాన’ మరియు ‘కుంభరేతా’ అని పిలువబడును.

Word by Word

हविषाwith oblation

यःwho

द्वितीयेनwith the second

सोमेनwith Soma

सहtogether with

युज्यतेis joined/associated

रथप्रभुःlord/master of the chariot

रथध्वानःone whose sound is (like) a chariot / chariot-roar

कुम्भरेताःone whose seed is in a pot (epithet)

सःhe

उच्यतेis called/said

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

Soma

second oblation (dvitīya-havis / dvitīya-ājya-bhāga)

chariot (ratha)

pot (kumbha)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores ritual dharma: offerings in a sacrifice are to be properly apportioned, and specific divine recipients are honored through designated shares and epithets, reflecting an ordered sacred cosmos.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya identifies a deity associated with Soma who receives the second oblation and is known by three traditional epithets—Rathaprabhu, Rathadhvāna, and Kumbharetā—linking ritual practice with mythic naming.