Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 87

Devanagari script

इदानीं च हरिर्जातो वसुदेवसुतो भुवि । अहं च गोपनन्दस्य एकानंशाभिधा सुता

Transliteration

idānīṃ ca harirjāto vasudevasuto bhuvi | ahaṃ ca gopanandasya ekānaṃśābhidhā sutā

Translation

Ngayon, si Hari ay isinilang sa lupa bilang anak ni Vasudeva. At ako man ay isinilang bilang anak na babae ni Gopananda, na kilala sa pangalang Ekānaṃśā.

Word by Word

• इदानीम्: now
• इदानीम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इदानीम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (now)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (and)

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• जातः: has been born
• जातः: Kriya/State (भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) → जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘born’ (predicate)

• वसुदेव-सुतः: son of Vasudeva
• वसुदेव-सुतः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुदेव (प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—वसुदेवस्य सुतः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक: भुव्/भू)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, त्रिलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (and)

• गोपनन्दस्य: of Gopananda
• गोपनन्दस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोपनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• एकानंशाभिधा: named Ekānaṃśā
• एकानंशाभिधा: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक) + अंश (प्रातिपदिक) + अभिधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—एकः अंशः यस्याः सा (बहुव्रीह्यर्थे नामरूपेण) / ‘एकांश’ इति कर्मधारय-तत्पुरुष + ‘अभिधा’ (नाम) इति; समग्रतः ‘एकानंशाभिधा’ = ‘एकानंशा’ इति नाम्ना प्रसिद्धा

• सुता: daughter
• सुता: Karta (Predicate noun/कर्ता-विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Ekānaṃśā (Yogamāyā), identifying her earthly birth alongside Kṛṣṇa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mathurā–Vraja (implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Vṛkodara (Bhīma)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The speaker identifies the present avatāra moment: Hari is born as Vasudeva’s son, and she is born as Ekānaṃśā, daughter of Gopananda—hinting at the Vraja protective narrative.

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vasudeva
• Ekānaṃśā
• Gopananda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine births occur with purpose: the avatāra of Hari is accompanied by the descent of divine power to support dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is specified; the verse provides avatāra-identification and lineage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is narrative theology, suitable for kīrtana/śravaṇa (hearing and recitation) as devotional practice.