Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

विमृश्य सुरसंक्षोभं वैनतेयमाताह्वयत् । आहूतेऽविस्थितेतस्मिन्गरुडे दुःखिते भृशम्

Transliteration

vimṛśya surasaṃkṣobhaṃ vainateyamātāhvayat | āhūte'visthitetasmingaruḍe duḥkhite bhṛśam

Translation

ครั้นทรงพิจารณาความปั่นป่วนที่บีบคั้นเหล่าเทพแล้ว พระมารดาวินตาได้ทรงเรียกไวเนเตยะ (ครุฑ) เมื่อถูกเรียก ครุฑก็เข้ามาเฝ้า—ด้วยจิตทุกข์หนักยิ่ง

Word by Word

• विमृश्य: having considered
• विमृश्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (Absolutive/Gerund); उपसर्गः वि-

• सुरसंक्षोभम्: the agitation of the gods
• सुरसंक्षोभम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + संक्षोभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्

• वैनतेयम्: Vainateya (Garuḍa)
• वैनतेयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैनतेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्

• आत: towards / forth (as prefix)
• आत: Avyaya (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय (prefix-like particle used with verb)

• आह्वयत्: called
• आह्वयत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आह्वा (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• आहूते: when (he) was summoned
• आहूते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आहूत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √ह्वा)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचनम्; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP); विशेषणम् (गरुडे)

• अविस्थिते: not steady / unsettled
• अविस्थिते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवस्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √स्था)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचनम्; नञ्-समास/निषेध (a-); विशेषणम् (गरुडे)

• तस्मिन्: in him / in that (situation)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः/नपुंसकलिङ्गः, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• गरुडे: in/with Garuḍa
• गरुडे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचनम्

• दुःखिते: distressed
• दुःखिते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःखित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √दुःख्/दुःख)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (गरुडे)

• भृशम्: greatly
• भृशम्: Avyaya (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृशम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्ययम् (adverb)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative style)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu, after reflecting on the devas’ turmoil, calls for Garuḍa; Garuḍa arrives immediately, poised yet visibly pained by the devas’ suffering.

Characters & Entities

• Vinatā
• Garuḍa (Vainateya)
• Devas (Suras)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is shaken, the righteous respond promptly—divine help arises through devoted agents like Garuḍa.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a cosmic narrative episode within the Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse focuses on narrative causation (the gods’ distress and Garuḍa being summoned).