Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

द्वे भार्ये कश्यपस्यास्तां सर्वलोकेष्वनुत्तमे । गरुत्मतो वै विनता सर्पाणां कद्रुरेव च

Transliteration

dve bhārye kaśyapasyāstāṃ sarvalokeṣvanuttame | garutmato vai vinatā sarpāṇāṃ kadrureva ca

Translation

กัศยปะมีชายาสองนาง ผู้เลิศในทุกโลก—วินตา มารดาแห่งครุฑ และกัทรู มารดาแห่งนาคทั้งหลาย

Word by Word

• द्वे: two
• द्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, द्विवचन (numeral adjective)

• भार्ये: wives
• भार्ये: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, द्विवचन

• कश्यपस्य: of Kaśyapa
• कश्यपस्य: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्यप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन

• आस्ताम्: were (there)
• आस्ताम्: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect); प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वलोकेषु: in all worlds
• सर्वलोकेषु: Adhikaraṇa (Location/Scope)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-लोक (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + लोक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, बहुवचन (locative plural)

• अनुत्तमे: unsurpassed
• अनुत्तमे: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, द्विवचन; विशेषण (superlative sense: unsurpassed)

• गरुत्मतः: of Garuḍa
• गरुत्मतः: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुत्मत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• विनता: Vinatā
• विनता: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्पाणाम्: of the serpents
• सर्पाणाम्: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• कद्रुः: Kadrū
• कद्रुः: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कद्रू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphasis)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: king (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kaśyapa with two radiant wives: Vinātā (associated with Garuḍa) and Kadrū (associated with serpents), portrayed as archetypal mothers of sky and underworld beings.

Characters & Entities

• Kaśyapa
• Vinātā
• Kadrū
• Garuḍa
• Serpents (Nāgas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇas anchor dharma narratives in sacred genealogies, showing how cosmic lineages shape later events and moral lessons.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse provides mythic background (vaṃśa/utpatti) for the coming account.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.