Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

सुपर्णमारुह्य तदा महात्मा योगीश्वराणां प्रभुरच्युतो महान् । ययौ तदाऽकाशपथा हरिः स्वयं सनारदो देववरैः समेतः

Transliteration

suparṇamāruhya tadā mahātmā yogīśvarāṇāṃ prabhuracyuto mahān | yayau tadā'kāśapathā hariḥ svayaṃ sanārado devavaraiḥ sametaḥ

Translation

ครั้นแล้ว พระอจยุตผู้มีมหาตมัน ผู้เป็นมหาเจ้าเหนือเจ้าแห่งโยคีทั้งหลาย ทรงขึ้นประทับบนสุปรรณ (ครุฑ) พระหริเสด็จไปตามทางนภาโดยพระองค์เอง พร้อมนารทและเหล่าเทพผู้ประเสริฐ

Word by Word

• suparṇam: Suparṇa (Garuḍa)
• suparṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suparṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; गरुडः

• āruhya: having mounted
• āruhya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-√ruh (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• mahātmā: the great-souled one
• mahātmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महान् आत्मा), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• yogīśvarāṇām: of the lords of yogins
• yogīśvarāṇām: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: योगिनाम् ईश्वराः), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• prabhuḥ: the lord
• prabhuḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• acyutaḥ: Acyuta (Viṣṇu)
• acyutaḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: acyuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विष्णोः नाम

• mahān: great
• mahān: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अच्युतः/महात्मा इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• yayau: went
• yayau: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• ākāśa-pathā: by the path of the sky
• ākāśa-pathā: Karaṇa (Instrument/means: by the sky-path)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ākāśa (प्रातिपदिक) + patha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष/अधिकरणार्थ: आकाशस्य पथः), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; मार्गेण इत्यर्थे

• hariḥ: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• hariḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विष्णोः नाम

• svayam: himself
• svayam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: आत्मनः बोधक-अव्यय (by himself)

• sa-nāradaḥ: together with Nārada
• sa-nāradaḥ: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपपद) + nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (सह नारदेन), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; हरिः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• deva-varaiḥ: with the best of the gods
• deva-varaiḥ: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (देवाः वराः = श्रेष्ठदेवाः), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• sametaḥ: accompanied, together
• sametaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-√i (धातु)
• Form: क्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; हरिः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition, Mahēśvarakhaṇḍa narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (destination implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu (Acyuta) mounted on Garuḍa, soaring through the sky; Nārada and foremost gods accompany, forming a celestial convoy above mountains and clouds.

Characters & Entities

• Acyuta (Viṣṇu)
• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Garuḍa (Suparṇa)
• Nārada
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine journeys sanctify sacred geography; the gods themselves honor dharmic summons and tīrtha-space.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedārakhaṇḍa’s Himalayan region is the implied sacred setting, associated with Kedāra tīrthas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it narrates Viṣṇu’s arrival as part of the Mahātmya’s sacred storyline.